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Alternative name: Black Paradise-Flycatcher
- Terpsiphone atrocaudata
Identification
Black hood, off white underparts, mantle, back, wings and rump are plain dark chestnut. The tail has extremely long black central feathers. The female resembles the male but is duller and darker brown on the chestnut areas. It has black legs and feet, a large black eye with a blue eye-ring, and a short blue bill.
Distribution
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines.
Taxonomy
There are three subspecies, the nominate T. a. atrocaudata which breeds through most of Japanese/Korean range, T. a. illex which is resident in the Ryukyu Islands, and T. a. periophthalmica restricted to Lanyu Island off southeast Taiwan.
Habitat
Deciduous and evergreen forests
Behaviour
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