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Madagascar paradise flycatcher

Terpsiphone mutata

Photo by BevCarter
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

medium sized passerine, this photo is of the male and shows the white plumage with the long plume tail feathers. Black head and nape plus blue eye ring also exhibited by the female whose colour is predominately rufous brown. Insectivorous.

Habitat:

Seen in Berenty Reserve, South Madagascar, in the dry forest area.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
BevCarter
Thanks, Mark. Madagascar has a great many photogenic animals!
BevCarter
Thanks, Luis. Malcolm: I believe there is a brown male variant but I didn't see one on this trip. I'll be posting a picture of a female on the nest shortly.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Seems to have more black on the back than the Asian White variant. Does this species have a brown male variant also?
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PublishedMarch 26, 2014

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