Paradise-Flycatchers
Terpsiphone
The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The most telling characteristic of the genus is the long tail streamers of the males of many species. In addition to the long tails the males and females are sexually dimorphic and have rufous, black and white plumage.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone paradisi
African Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone viridis
Black Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone atrocaudata
Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone mutata
Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone incei
Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone affinis
Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone bourbonnensis
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone rufiventer
Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone corvina
São Tomé Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone atrochalybeia
Tenggara Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone floris
Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone cinnamomea
Blue Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone cyanescens
Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone batesi
Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone rufocinerea
Black-headed × African Paradise-Flycatcher
hybridTerpsiphone rufiventer × viridis
Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher
speciesTerpsiphone bedfordi
Terpsiphone rufocinerea × viridis
hybridTerpsiphone rufocinerea × viridis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8351.