Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher

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Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Terpsiphone
Species:	T. corvina

Binomial name

Terpsiphone corvina
(E. Newton, 1867)

The Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina) is a rare bird from the genus of paradise-flycatchers (Terpsiphone) within the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Seychelles.

1 Description
2 Distribution
3 Ecology
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Description

The length of the males is about 20 cm. In addition there are two long black central tail feathers which can reach a length of 30 cm. The females can reach a length between 16 and 18 cm (including the tail). The males are entirely glossy black with a deep blue sheen. The upperparts of the females including wings and tail are reddish brown. The underparts are pale cream white. Facial skin, bill, and legs are blue.

[edit] Distribution

It lives in the Veuve Nature Reserve on La Digue, Seychelles where it inhabits dense Calophyllum forests.

[edit] Ecology

It preys on insects in flight or from a perch. It is also feed on larvaes and spiders. The oval bowl-shaped nest is build on branches and consists of twigs, palm fibre, and spider webs.

[edit] References

J. Del Hoyo, A. Elliot, David A. Christie (Editors): Handbook of the Birds of the World. Band 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions 2006, ISBN 849655306X
Malcolm Penny: The Birds of the Seychelles and the Outlying Islands, Collins, London 1974
Alien mammal eradication and quarantine on inhabited islands in the Seychelles PDF Online