Annobón paradise flycatcher
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Annobón paradise flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Monarchidae |
Genus: | Terpsiphone |
Species: | T. smithii
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Binomial name | |
Terpsiphone smithii (Fraser, 1843)
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Synonyms[citation needed] | |
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The Annobón paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone smithii) is a medium-sized species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Annobón Island in Equatorial Guinea.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
The Annobón paradise flycatcher was previously classified with the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but the paradise flycatchers, monarch flycatchers, and allies are now placed in a separate family, Monarchidae, which has most of its members in Australasia and tropical southern Asia. Within its genus, the Annobón paradise flycatcher was split from the red-bellied paradise flycatcher in 2009 by the IOC.[1] Some other authorities continue to treat the Annobón paradise flycatcher as a subspecies of the red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer smithii).
Habitat[]
It is found in tropical forests.
References[]
- ^ "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Terpsiphone
- Endemic birds of Annobón
- Birds described in 1843
- Monarchidae stubs