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Hybrid African Paradise-Flycatcher x Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
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Hybrid African Paradise-Flycatcher x Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis, Terpsiphone rufiventer)

Hybrid African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) x Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer)

The partial white band on the wing, between the rufous and the black feathers, shows that it is an hybrid between African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) x Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer).

Pure African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) males have white all along the wings and the chest and belly are black.

Pure Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer) males have no white at all on the wings and the chest and belly are rufous.

Hybrids have characteristics of both of them, like some black the chestnut breast and incomplete white on the wing, mixed with black and chestnut.
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Habitat
Forest
Location
Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko,Gambia
Date taken
23/01/2011
Scientific name
Terpsiphone viridis, Terpsiphone rufiventer
Equipment used
Canon 7D, Canon 500 mm
delia todd
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What a wonderful picture this is Jose. Such beautiful birds.

Many thanks for sharing it and adding some information to the Opus article too.
 

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