Rufous Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone cinnamomea)
About the Rufous Paradise Flycatcher
The rufous paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone cinnamomea) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae native to Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. The rufous paradise flycatcher is rufous with a blue bill and a blue eye-ring. Northern males have extended central tail feathers. Females and southern males have a paler belly. Its call is a repetitive series of upslurred whistled notes or a shorter, nasal grating call, "greet grr-grr," with the first note upslurred". Three subspecies are recognized: Northern paradise-flycatcher (T. c. unirufa) - Salomonsen, 1937: Originally described as a separate species. Found in the northern Philippines T. c. cinnamomea - (Sharpe, 1877): Found in the southern Philippines
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 31 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia, Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blyth's Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone affinisrecording
- Mascarene Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bourbonnensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.