Paperbark Flycatcher

Paperbark Flycatchers are small flycatchers. They have a glossy blue-black head, down to the level of the bill, and back, down to the rump. The entire front, from lores to undertail coverts, including sides and flanks, is all-white. The uppertail and the wings are dark-grey, with a brown tinge on the flight feathers. After moulting into new plumage, they can have a pale-buff wash, mostly on the chest. As the feathers age, they become white again. Both sexes have a small erectile crest and the "whiskers" typical of flycatchers in general. The eyes have dark irises. The bill is black, the legs and feet are dark-grey. Juveniles have a pale creamy-buff wash on the throat and upper chest. Their head and back are dark-grey; the flight feathers have buff leading edges.