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Black Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone atrocaudata
Black Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Black Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) is a member of the Monarchidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 18.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Monarchidae Monarchs
- Genus Terpsiphone
- Species atrocaudata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black Paradise Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Black Paradise Flycatcher is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Black Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL e, also far n Philippines.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18.7 g, with a wing length of about 9.2 cm and a tail of around 10.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 390,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black Paradise Flycatcher?
The Black Paradise Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 18.7 g.
Where does the Black Paradise Flycatcher live?
The Black Paradise Flycatcher is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL e, also far n Philippines, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Black Paradise Flycatcher belong to?
The Black Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) belongs to the Monarchidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Black Paradise Flycatcher eat?
The Black Paradise Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Black Paradise Flycatcher migrate?
The Black Paradise Flycatcher is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Black Paradise Flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Black Paradise Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Black Paradise Flycatcher — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black Paradise Flycatcher's range?
The Black Paradise Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 390,000 km².
Conservation
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