Biology:Blue paradise flycatcher

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Short description: Species of bird

Blue paradise flycatcher
Blue Paradise-flycatcher.jpg
In Palawan, Philippines
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Terpsiphone
Species:
T. cyanescens
Binomial name
Terpsiphone cyanescens
(Sharpe, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Zeocephus cyanescens

The blue paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone cyanescens) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Palawan.

It is mainly found in the understory of lowland primary and secondary forests,[1][2] however populations are likely to be declining owing to habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 BirdLife International (2016). "Terpsiphone cyanescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22707161A94109335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707161A94109335.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22707161/94109335. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. Kennedy, Robert (2000). A guide to the birds of the Philippines. Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198546689. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1976187 entry