Birds of the World - Terpsiphone


Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis) Male Range: OR: e Nepal and ne India to s China, Indochina, Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas
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Also called Oriental Paradise Flycatcher. Similar in coloration to Indian Paradise Flycatcher, and both species have a rufous and white morph.


Black Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) Near Threatened Range: PAL: e, also far n Philippines
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Male darker (more purple) than other species.


Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrochalybeia) Male Range: AF: São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea Is.) Lagoa Amélia, São Tomé
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Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrochalybeia) Female Range: AF: São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea Is.) Lagoa Amélia, São Tomé
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Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrochalybeia) Female Range: AF: São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea Is.) São Tomé
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Bates's Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone batesi) Range: AF: c, ec

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Bedford's Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone bedfordi) Range: AF: e DR Congo

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Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis) Range: IO: Réunion and Mauritius (w, c Mascarenes)

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Rufous Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone cinnamomea) Range: OR: Philippines and Talaud Is. (ne of Sulawesi)

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Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina) Vulnerable Range: IO: La Digue and Marianne (ne Inner Is., ne Seychelles)

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Blue Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone cyanescens) Range: OR: Palawan group (sw Philippines)

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Tenggara Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone floris) Range: AU: Sumbawa and Sumba to Alor (w, c Lesser Sundas)

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Amur Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei) Range: OR: c China to ne China, se Russia and North Korea


Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata mutata) Male Range: AF: Comoros and Madagascar Berenty Private Reserve, Amboasary, Madagascar
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Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) Male Range: AF: Comoros and Madagascar Berenty Private Reserve, Amboasary, Madagascar Rufous morph.
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Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster) Range: OR: n Afghanistan and w China to c Bangladesh, sw Myanmar and Sri Lanka Pakistan White morph.
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Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis) Male Range: OR: n Afghanistan and w China to c Bangladesh, sw Myanmar and Sri Lanka Amaya Lake, Sri Lanka
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Compare to Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher.


Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer rufiventer) Range: AF: wc Kotu, The Gambia
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Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer rufiventer) Female Range: AF: wc Abuko National Park, Lamin, Western Region, Gambia
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Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufocinerea) Range: AF: s Cameroon to e, c DR Congo and nw Angola

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Annobon Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone smithii) Range: AF: Annobón (s Gulf of Guinea Is.)


African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) Male Range: AF: widespread, also Arabian Pen. Lake Tana, Ethiopia
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African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis ferreti) Male Range: AF: widespread, also Arabian Pen. Ntungamo - Mbrarara road, Uganda
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African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) Female Range: AF: widespread, also Arabian Pen. Nairobi National Park, Kenya
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Note varying amounts of rufous on male, and white or rufous tail.