African Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) African Paradise Flycatcher
The African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) 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 viridis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Paradise Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Terpsiphone viridis harterti
- Terpsiphone viridis viridis
- Terpsiphone viridis speciosa
- Terpsiphone viridis ferreti
- Terpsiphone viridis restricta
- Terpsiphone viridis kivuensis
- Terpsiphone viridis suahelica
- Terpsiphone viridis ungujaensis
- Terpsiphone viridis plumbeiceps
- Terpsiphone viridis granti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa viridis
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.171
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone atrochalybeia
Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone mutata
Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone corvina
Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufocinerea
Bedford's Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone bedfordi
Bates's Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone batesi
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Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
Frilled Monarch
Arses telescopthalmus
Frill-necked Monarch
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