Blue paradise flycatcher

Blue paradise flycatcher
In Palawan, Philippines
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Terpsiphone
Species: T. cyanescens
Binomial name
Terpsiphone cyanescens
(Sharpe, 1877)

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

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 (2013). "Terpsiphone cyanescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Kennedy, Robert (2000). A guide to the birds of the Philippines. Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198546689.