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Black Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone atrocaudata(Eyton, TC, 1839)

English (US) Black Paradise Flycatcher

The Black Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Terpsiphone atrocaudata
Family
Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Black Paradise Flycatcher
Described by
(Eyton, TC, 1839)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Muscipeta atrocaudata
Described by
(Eyton, TC, 1839)
Type locality
Malaya (erroneously said to be error for Japan, Ornith. Soc. Japan, 1974, Check-list Japanese Birds, ed. 5, p. 277).
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.7, no.78 p.102

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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