Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis)
About the Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher
Blyth's paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis), also called the oriental paradise flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. This species occupies evergreen broadleaf forests and forest edges, including secondary growth, gardens, and plantations, typically in lowland and foothill regions. Some populations undertake migratory movements. It is native to northeast India, Indochina, Sumatra and Borneo. Formerly, it was considered a subspecies of the Asian paradise flycatcher until elevated to species rank by the IOC in 2015. Ten subspecies are recognized: T. a. saturatior - (Salomonsen, 1933): Breeds in the eastern parts of Nepal and northeastern India, in eastern Bangladesh and northern Myanmar; populations occurring in Malaysia migrate northward for breeding.
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1 recording on this page · licensed Public Domain / CC0 ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 91 recordings for this species in total.
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