out to snatch it. It builds a cup-shaped nest 2 to 18 metres above the ground, on the branch of a tree or sometimes in a hole. Three to five eggs are laid; these are pale green with reddish markings. References Brazil, Mark A. (1991) The Birds of Japan, Christopher Helm, London. Kennedy, Robert S.; Gonzales, Pedro C.; Dickinson, Edward C.; Miranda, Hector C. & Fisher, Timothy H. (2000) A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Lee, Woo-Shin, Koo, Tae-Hoe & Park, Jin-Young (2000) A Field Guide to the Birds of Korea, LG Evergreen Foundation, Seoul. MacKinnon, John & Phillipps, Karen (2000) A Field Guide to the Birds of China. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Robson, Craig (2002) A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia. New Holland, London. Further reading Identification External links Oriental Bird Images: Dark-sided flycatcher dark-sided flycatcher Birds of Afghanistan Birds of China Birds of Northeast India Birds of Japan Birds of Manchuria Birds of Mongolia dark-sided flycatcher dark-sided flycatcher