Biology:Amur paradise flycatcher

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Short description: Species of bird

Amur paradise flycatcher
Amur Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei) - Lip Kee (3).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Terpsiphone
Species:
T. incei
Binomial name
Terpsiphone incei
(Gould, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Muscipeta Incei
  • Terpsiphone paradisi incei

The Amur paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei) is a bird species in the family Monarchidae. It is native to China , Manchuria and Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East. It is a winter migrant to Southeast Asia. Until 2015, it was considered as a subspecies of the Asian paradise flycatcher.[2]

Description

Males can come in two forms differing in the colour of their upperparts. Otherwise, all adult males have black hoods, white underparts, small crests, and blue eye rings. While breeding, the males can have tails twice the length of the body.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q22117129 entry