Blyth's paradise flycatcher
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Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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| Species: | T. affinis
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| Terpsiphone affinis (Blyth, 1846)
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Blyth's paradise flycatcher | |
The Oriental paradise flycatcher, also called the Blyth's paradise flycatcher, (Terpsiphone affinis) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is found from southern China to Sumatra and Melanesia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Asian paradise flycatcher until elevated to species rank by the IOC in 2015.[1]
Subspecies
Ten subspecies are recognized:[2]
- T. a. saturatior - (Salomonsen, 1933): Breeds in the eastern parts of Nepal and northeastern India, in eastern Bangladesh and northern Myanmar; populations occurring in Malaysia migrate northward for breeding.[3] This ssp was formerly assigned to T. paradisi.
- T. a. nicobarica - Oates, 1890: Found on Nicobar Islands
- T. a. burmae - (Salomonsen, 1933): Found in central Myanmar
- T. a. indochinensis - (Salomonsen, 1933): Found in eastern Myanmar and southern China to Indochina
- T. a. affinis - (Blyth, 1846): Found on Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
- T. a. procera - (Richmond, 1903): Found on Simeulue (off north-western Sumatra)
- T. a. insularis - Salvadori, 1887: Found on Nias (off north-western Sumatra)
- T. a. borneensis - (Hartert, 1916): Found on Borneo
- T. a. sumbaensis - Meyer, AB, 1894: Found on Sumba (southern Lesser Sundas)
- T. a. floris - Büttikofer, 1894: Found on Sumbawa, Alor, Lembata and Flores (central Lesser Sundas)
References
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 5.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.5.4.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- ^ Rasmussen, P.C; Anderton, J.C. (2005). Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Vol.2. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. pp. 332–333.
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