Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone mutata(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher
The Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) 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 mutata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Terpsiphone mutata mutata
- Terpsiphone mutata pretiosa
- Terpsiphone mutata vulpina
- Terpsiphone mutata voeltzkowiana
- Terpsiphone mutata comorensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa mutata
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.325
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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