Rufous paradise flycatcher

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

See text

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

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

Subspecies

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

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Terpsiphone cinnamomea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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