Rufous paradise flycatcher

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Rufous paradise flycatcher
at Salibabu Island, Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Terpsiphone
Species:
T. cinnamomea
Binomial name
Terpsiphone cinnamomea
(Sharpe, 1877)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Zeocephus cinnamomeus

The rufous paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone cinnamomea) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics[edit]

Alternate names for the rufous paradise flycatcher include the cinnamon paradise flycatcher.

Subspecies[edit]

Three subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Luzon paradise-flycatcher (T. c. unirufa) - Salomonsen, 1937: Originally described as a separate species. Found in the northern Philippines
  • T. c. cinnamomea - (Sharpe, 1877): Found in the southern Philippines
  • Talaud paradise-flycatcher (T. c. talautensis) - (Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1894): Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Talaud Islands (far northern Indonesia)

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Terpsiphone cinnamomea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103715802A94109161. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103715802A94109161.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.