Rufous Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone cinnamomea (Sharpe, 1877)

Monarchidae — Monarchs

Rufous Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone cinnamomea, is a bird of the Philippines and the Talaud Islands in the Oriental Region, belonging to the Monarchidae family. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest, as well as primary and secondary forest, and has been recorded up to 1,200 m. The species is rufous and has a blue bill and blue eye-ring. In the north, males show lengthened central tail feathers, while females and southern males have a paler belly. Its breeding range includes the southern Philippines and the Talaud Islands.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Monarchidae — Monarchs
Breeding range
Oriental Region: Philippines and Talaud Is. (ne of Sulawesi)
Rufous Paradise Flycatcher
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