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Blue Paradise-Flycatcher
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Blue Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone cyanescens
The blue paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone cyanescens) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
It is endemic to Palawan. It is mainly found in the understory of lowland primary and secondary forests, however populations are likely to be declining owing to habitat loss.
From the article Blue paradise flycatcher on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species inhabits tropical moist lowland primary forest and secondary forest up restricted to the lowlands. It is assessed as least-concern under the IUCN with populations believed to be decreasing due to habitat loss and deforestation. The whole of Palawan was designated as a Biosphere Reserve; however, protection and enforcement of laws has been difficult and these threats still continue. It occurs in the protected area of Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and conservation status”
What it does
It feeds on insects but otherwise not much is known about the specifics of its diet. Forages from ground level up to 15 meters high. Only 1 nest has been found in July, 2 meters above ground with a single creamy white egg with brown spotting. No other breeding information is available.
Wikipedia: “Ecology and behavior”
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Where it lives
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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 8357.