São Tomé paradise flycatcher

São Tomé paradise flycatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Terpsiphone
Species: T. atrochalybeia
Binomial name
Terpsiphone atrochalybeia
(Thomson, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Tchitrea atrochalybeia

The São Tomé paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrochalybeia) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. The species was described by Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson in 1842. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Alternate names include São Tomé black paradise-flycatcher and São Tomé flycatcher.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Terpsiphone atrochalybeia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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