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Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone affinis
Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis) is a member of the Monarchidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 19.2 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 affinis
Where it lives
Eastern Nepal and northeastern India to southern China, Indochina, Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas
Quick facts
- Weight
- 19.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis) belongs to the Monarchidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR e Nepal and ne India to s China, Indochina, Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 19.2 g, with a wing length of about 9.1 cm and a tail of around 11 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 3.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher?
The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher is a small bird that weighs around 19.2 g.
Where does the Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher live?
The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR e Nepal and ne India to s China, Indochina, Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher belong to?
The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone affinis) belongs to the Monarchidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher eat?
The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher migrate?
The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Blyth’s 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 Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Blyth’s 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 Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher's range?
The Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 3.6 million km².
Conservation
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