Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior] (Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior])

Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior]

Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior] (= Terpsiphone affinis) (Blyth, E 1846)

Blyth's paradise flycatcher, also called the oriental paradise flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is native from southern China to Sumatra and Melanesia. Formerly, it was considered a subspecies of the Asian paradise flycatcher until elevated to species rank by the IOC in 2015. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Monarchidae
Genus:
   Terpsiphone
Scientific:
  Terpsiphone affinis

Original description

Citation:
(Blyth, E 1846)

Reference:
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 15, no. 172 p. 292-294

Protonym:
Tch[itrea]. affinis

Type locality:
Malay Peninsula.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40122833

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
27930A172AD14317

Avibase ID:
avibase-27930A17

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/27930A17

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920660

Geographic range:

Terpsiphone paradisi saturatior: breeds in the eastern Himalayas, northeastern India (Assam), and Bangladesh; winters at lower elevations, but nonbreeding range poorly known: often reported to winter to Malay Peninsula, but perhaps only a vagrant that far south
Terpsiphone affinis affinis: peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Riau, and Lingga Archipelagos, Bangka, Belitung, and Java
Terpsiphone affinis nicobarica: Nicobar Islands
Terpsiphone affinis burmae: central and southern Myanmar
Terpsiphone affinis indochinensis: southern China (southern Yunnan) to southern Thailand and Indochina
Terpsiphone affinis procera: Simeulue (off Sumatra)
Terpsiphone affinis insularis: Nias (off Sumatra)
Terpsiphone affinis borneensis: Borneo
Terpsiphone affinis [floris or sumbaensis]: western Lesser Sundas including Sumba
Terpsiphone affinis floris: western Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Alor, Besar, Lomblen, and Flores)
Terpsiphone affinis sumbaensis: Sumba (central Lesser Sundas)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior]
French:
Tchitrec de Blyth [incl. saturatior]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior] ( Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior] ( Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior] ( Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior] ( Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior] ( Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior] ( Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior] ( Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher [incl. saturatior] ( Terpsiphone affinis [incl. saturatior])
Clements, version 2021: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
Clements, version 2022: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
Clements, version 2023: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
Clements, version 2016: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
Clements, version 2017: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
Clements, version 2018: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
eBird version 2016: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
eBird version 2017: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
eBird version 2018: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
eBird version 2019: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
eBird version 2021: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
eBird version 2022: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
eBird version 2023: Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Oriental Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Oriental Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Oriental Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone affinis) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Terpsiphone [paradisi, affinis or incei]

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