The Amur paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei) is a bird species in the family Monarchidae. It is native to China 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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Monarchidae |
Genus: | Terpsiphone |
Species: | T. incei
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Binomial name | |
Terpsiphone incei (Gould, 1852)
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Description
editMales 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
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Terpsiphone incei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103716012A119717853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103716012A119717853.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 5.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.5.4.
- ^ "Amur Paradise-Flycatcher". eBird. Retrieved 2023-11-05.