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Blue Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone cyanescens
Blue Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone cyanescens) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Blue Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone cyanescens) is a member of the Monarchidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 24.6 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 cyanescens
Quick facts
- Weight
- 24.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue Paradise Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blue Paradise Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone cyanescens) belongs to the Monarchidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Palawan group (sw Philippines).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 24.6 g, with a wing length of about 9.1 cm and a tail of around 9.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 8,150 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue Paradise Flycatcher?
The Blue Paradise Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 24.6 g.
Where does the Blue Paradise Flycatcher live?
The Blue Paradise Flycatcher is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Palawan group (sw Philippines), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue Paradise Flycatcher belong to?
The Blue Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone cyanescens) belongs to the Monarchidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue Paradise Flycatcher eat?
The Blue Paradise Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blue Paradise Flycatcher migrate?
The Blue Paradise Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue 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 Blue Paradise Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Blue 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 Blue Paradise Flycatcher's range?
The Blue Paradise Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 8,150 km².
Conservation
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