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;[[:Category:Terpsiphone|Terpsiphone]] viridis | ;[[:Category:Terpsiphone|Terpsiphone]] viridis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 18 cm (7 in) with 10-18 cm (4-7 in) long tail streamers. <br /> | |
''' Male''' - black head, neck and underparts, chestnut wings and tail, white wingbar. <br /> | ''' Male''' - black head, neck and underparts, chestnut wings and tail, white wingbar. <br /> | ||
'''Female''' - browner tint to the underparts, no wingbar and no tail streamers.<br /> | '''Female''' - browner tint to the underparts, no wingbar and no tail streamers.<br /> | ||
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The male African Paradise Flycatcher comes in two distinct forms a rufous morph and a white morph. They may even change colour from rufous to white and can sometimes be seen part way through the change with a mixture of white and rufous feathers. The dark head and blue eye are common to both forms. The female always retains the rufous colouring. | The male African Paradise Flycatcher comes in two distinct forms a rufous morph and a white morph. They may even change colour from rufous to white and can sometimes be seen part way through the change with a mixture of white and rufous feathers. The dark head and blue eye are common to both forms. The female always retains the rufous colouring. | ||
| − | African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) is closely related to Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher ([[Terpsiphone rufiventer]]) , and hybrids occur with the underparts a mixture of black and red. | + | African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) is closely related to [[Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher]] ([[Terpsiphone rufiventer]]) , and hybrids occur with the underparts a mixture of black and red. |
| − | + | [[Image:4381African-Paradise-Fly-close-.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Mandina Lodges, Makasutu, The [[Gambia]], March 2005]] | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Widespread throughout [[Africa]] (south of the Sahara Desert) and the [[Middle East]] <br /> | Widespread throughout [[Africa]] (south of the Sahara Desert) and the [[Middle East]] <br /> | ||
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> | ||
'''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]] | '''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:African Paradise Flycatcher white morph male.jpg|thumb|350px|right|White Morph, young male <br />Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}<br />Arabuko-Sokoke forest, coastal [[Kenya]], August 2007]] | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Attachment19.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''harterti''<br />Photo by {{user|brackenb|brackenb}}<br />Abha, [[Saudi Arabia]], June 2014]] | ||
There are 10 subspecies.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | There are 10 subspecies.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''T. v. viridis'': | *''T. v. viridis'': | ||
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*''T. v. kivuensis'': | *''T. v. kivuensis'': | ||
:*South-western [[Uganda]] to eastern [[Zaire]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and north-western [[Tanzania]] | :*South-western [[Uganda]] to eastern [[Zaire]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and north-western [[Tanzania]] | ||
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*''T. v. suahelica'': | *''T. v. suahelica'': | ||
:*Highlands of western [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] | :*Highlands of western [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] | ||
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:*Southern [[Arabian peninsula]] | :*Southern [[Arabian peninsula]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSC 75111.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''ferreti''<br />Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Langano, [[Ethiopia]], March 2016]] | ||
Evergreen, coastal and riverine forests. | Evergreen, coastal and riverine forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs which are laid in a tiny cup nest in a tree. | The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs which are laid in a tiny cup nest in a tree. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists of insects, including eggs and larvae, spiders; they also eat some small berries. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 27 October 2016
- Terpsiphone viridis
Identification
18 cm (7 in) with 10-18 cm (4-7 in) long tail streamers.
Male - black head, neck and underparts, chestnut wings and tail, white wingbar.
Female - browner tint to the underparts, no wingbar and no tail streamers.
Young birds are similar to the female but duller.
The male African Paradise Flycatcher comes in two distinct forms a rufous morph and a white morph. They may even change colour from rufous to white and can sometimes be seen part way through the change with a mixture of white and rufous feathers. The dark head and blue eye are common to both forms. The female always retains the rufous colouring.
African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) is closely related to Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer) , and hybrids occur with the underparts a mixture of black and red.
Distribution
Widespread throughout Africa (south of the Sahara Desert) and the Middle East
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland
Middle East: Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 10 subspecies.[1]
- T. v. viridis:
- Senegal and Gambia to Sierra Leone
- T. v. speciosa:
- T. v. ferreti:
- T. v. restricta:
- T. v. kivuensis:
- T. v. suahelica:
- T. v. ungujaensis:
- T. v. plumbeiceps:
- Southern Angola to western Zaire, south-western Tanzania and north-eastern South Africa
- T. v. granti:
- T. v. harterti:
- Southern Arabian peninsula
Habitat
Evergreen, coastal and riverine forests.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs which are laid in a tiny cup nest in a tree.
Diet
The diet consists of insects, including eggs and larvae, spiders; they also eat some small berries.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Paradise-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Paradise-Flycatcher
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