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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher* |
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Terpsiphone bedfordi |
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Description (5)
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Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher
© flickr.com
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Family
Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)
Size
20 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1907)
Habitat
Lowland and transitional forest. From 980 - 1,500 m and exceptionally in montane forest up to 1,800 m.
Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B) (NB).
North-eastern and eastern DRCongo, in two separate areas: north-eastern Ituri (from near Arebi south to Mawambi and to c. 50 km north of Irumi), and area west of Itombwe and Kahuzi Mts (from Kabunga south to southern limit of lowland forest).
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Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status NT
Habitat destruction through recent warefare is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Insects, including bugs, moths and grasshoppers.
Voice
A typical paradise-flycatcher whistled song. Harsher, more grating, alarm notes.
Nest
A deep, well-made open cup of moss, lined with fine grasses.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Often considered conspecific with Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer), but hybridization with subspecies ignea of Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer) is restricted to a very narrow zone of overlap, where the two interbreed at a low rate. The two differ also in morphology and other characters.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Bedfords Paradise-Flycatcher see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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