Rufous Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone cinnamomea(Sharpe, RB, 1877)
English (US) Rufous Paradise Flycatcher
The Rufous Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone cinnamomea) 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 cinnamomea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Rufous Paradise Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1877)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Terpsiphone cinnamomea unirufa
- Terpsiphone cinnamomea cinnamomea
- Terpsiphone cinnamomea talautensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Zeocephus cinnamomeus
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1877)
- Type locality
- Isabela de Basilan, Philippines.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London ser.2, vol.1, pt.6 p.328 pl.48 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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