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Asian Paradise-flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

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Description:

Is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Asia. Males have elongated central tail feathers, and in some populations a black and rufous plumage while others have white plumage. Females are short-tailed with rufous wings and a black head. They feed on insects, which they capture in the air often below a densely canopied tree.

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Comments (27)

Lovely Young Male... in Rufus plumage... Perfect capture...
Vipin, Joao .. Its a very beautiful bird to watch... :) Thank you for those wonderful comments again.. :)
fantastic capture Anjali !!
Sachin, Karen ..Thank you.. Its a delight to watch this bird in flight... :)

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