Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata)

Family
Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)

Size
18 - 36 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest.

Range (Guide)

Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) [XC162924]
by Mike Nelson from Ranomafana National Park, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar (song)

Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) [XC295116]
by Peter Boesman from Moramanga, Toamasina, Madagascar (song)

Subspecies
Subspecies hardly separable by plumage and a review is perhaps desirable. Subspecies singetra often synonymized with nominate, but differs in plumage of white morph. Subspecies comorensis often misspelt "comoroensis", which is an incorrect subsequent spelling.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

singetra (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern, western and southern Madagascar.
mutata (Linnaeus, 1766) - High Plateau and eastern Madagascar.
comorensis Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885 - Grand Comoro (Njazidja), in western Comoro Is.
voeltzkowiana Stresemann, 1924 - Moh�li (Mwali), in west-central Comoros.
vulpina (Newton, E, 1877) - Anjouan (Ndzuani), in central Comoros.
pretiosa (Lesson, R, 1847) - Mayotte (Maore), in eastern Comoro Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) - 10 files

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