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Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The Indian paradise flycatcher is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Asia, where it is widely distributed. As the global population is considered stable, it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and Myanmar. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Monarchidae
Genus:
   Terpsiphone
Scientific:
  Terpsiphone paradisi

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.107

Protonym:
  Corvus paradisi

Type locality:
  India.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/125/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  758938055C930A4F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-75893805

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/75893805

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563369

Geographic range:

  • Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi: Central and s India; > to Sri Lanka
  • Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster: Mountains of Afghanistan, Pakistan and w India
  • Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis: Sri Lanka
  • 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
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Catalan:
monarca del paradís asiàtic
Czech:
lejskovec rajský
Danish:
Asiatisk Paradismonark
German:
Hainparadiesschnäpper
Spanish:
Monarca-colilargo Asiático
Finnish:
paratiisimonarkki
French:
Tchitrec de paradis
Hungarian:
berki paradicsom-légyvadász
Italian:
Pigliamosche del paradiso asiatico
Japanese (romaji):
kawarisankouchou
Japanese:
カワリサンコウチョウ
Lithuanian:
azijinė rojinė musinukė
Dutch:
Aziatische Paradijsmonarch
Norwegian:
Gallaparadismonark
Polish:
muchodławka rajska
Portuguese:
monarca-asiático
Russian:
Райская мухоловка
Slovak:
vípkar rajský
Swedish:
indisk paradismonark
Ukrainian:
Монарх-довгохвіст азійський
Chinese:
寿带
Chinese (Traditional):
壽帶

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Indian Paradise-flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Indian Paradise-flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Indian Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Indian Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Indian Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone paradisi) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Terpsiphone [paradisi, affinis or incei] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: cənnət milçəkqapanı
Bengali: এশীয় শাবুলবুলি
Catalan: monarca del paradís asiàtic
Czech: lejskovec rajský
Danish: Asiatisk Paradismonark
German: Hainparadiesschnäpper
English: Asian Paradise-Flycatcher, Asiatic paradise flycatcher, Indian Paradise Flycatcher, Indian Paradise-flycatcher, Paradise flycatcher
Esperanto: Hinda paradiza monarko
Spanish: Monarca-colilargo Asiático
Estonian: tutt-paradiisipiibik
Finnish: paratiisimonarkki
French: Tchitrec de paradis, Tchitrec de paradis (paradisi)
Hindi: Val kuruvi
Hungarian: berki paradicsom-légyvadász
Indonesian: Burung Seriwang Asia
Italian: Pigliamosche del paradiso asiatico
Japanese (romaji): kawari sankōchō, kawarisankouchou
Japanese: カワリサンコウチョウ
Japanese (Kanji): 変り三光鳥
Kazakh: Жұмақ шыбыншы, жұмақ шыбыншы торғай
Korean: 별삼광조
Korean (Transliteration): byeol-sam-gwang-jo
Kirghiz: алейне чымынчы, бейиш чымынчылы, узун куйрук чымынчы, узун куйрук чымынчыл, узун куйруктуу чымынчы
Scientific: Corvus paradisi, Oriolus cristatus, Terpsiphone paradisi, Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi
Lithuanian: azijinė rojinė musinukė
Malayalam: നാകമോഹന്‍ 
Mongolian: ганзган сүүлт намнаахай
Malay: Burung Murai Ekor Gading, Burung Murai Ekor Gading Biasa, Burung Murai Ekor Panjang
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): ганзган сүүлт намнаахай
Dutch: Aziatische Paradijsmonarch, Indiase Paradijsmonarch
Norwegian: Gallaparadismonark
Polish: muchodławka rajska
Pinyin: bái dàizi, cháng-wě wēng, cháng-wěi wēng, cháng-wěiba dōng, lǎo bái dàizi, liàn què, sānguāng-niǎo, shòu-dài, shòu-dài-niǎo, yàzhōu shòu-dài, yī zhī huā, zǐ dàizi
Portuguese: monarca-asiático
Russian: Райская мухоловка
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Asia Rahanmara
Slovak: vípkar rajský
Swedish: asiatisk paradismonark, indisk paradismonark
Tamil: Arasawal Eppidippan
Tajik: думпараст, пашшахӯраки биҳиштӣ, товусаки бихишти
Thai: นกแซวสวรรค์
Thai (Transliteration): nók saeew sa-wăn
Turkmen: uzynguýruk jenneti siňekçisi
Tatar: җәннәт чебенчесе
Ukrainian: Монарх-довгохвіст азійський
Uzbek: думпараст, думпараст жаннат пашшахўри, жаннат пашшахўри, жаннат ҳашаротхўри, пашшатутар жаннатқуш, узун думли думпараст
Vietnamese: Chim Thiên đường đuôi phướn
Kalmyk: ут сүүлтә борлда
Chinese: 一枝花, 三光鸟, 寿带, 寿带鸟, 白带子, 紫带子, 练雀, 练鹊, 老白带子, 长尾巴鸫, 长尾鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 一枝花, 三光鳥, 亞洲綬帶, 壽帶, 壽帶鳥, 白帶子, 紫帶子, 練雀, 練鵲, 老白帶子, 長尾巴鶇, 長尾鶲
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 亞洲壽帶
Chinese (Taiwan): 亚洲寿带

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