Terpsiphone affinis (Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher)

Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher

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:
7BDF053A1514ECD2

Avibase ID:
avibase-7BDF053A

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7BDF053A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 920660

Geographic range:

Terpsiphone affinis affinis: Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, Bangka, Belitung, and Java
Terpsiphone affinis nicobarica: Nicobar Islands
Terpsiphone affinis burmae: Central and s Myanmar
Terpsiphone affinis indochinensis: S China (s Yunnan) to s Thailand and Indochina
Terpsiphone affinis procera: Simeulue I. (off Sumatra)
Terpsiphone affinis insularis: Nias I. (off Sumatra)
Terpsiphone affinis borneensis: Borneo
Terpsiphone affinis floris: W Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Alor, Besar, Lomblen and Flores)
Terpsiphone affinis sumbaensis: Sumba (w Lesser Sundas)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher
German:
Blythparadiesschnäpper
Spanish:
Monarca del paraíso oriental
Finnish:
indokiinanparatiisimonarkki
French:
Tchitrec de Blyth
Japanese (romaji):
buraisusankouchou
Japanese:
ブライスサンコウチョウ
Dutch:
Orientaalse Paradijsmonarch
Polish:
muchodławka indochińska
Slovak:
vípkar tmavohlavý
Swedish:
sydöstasiatisk paradismonark
Chinese:
中南寿带
Chinese (Traditional):
布來氏綬帶

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements: 1 2

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Other related concepts

Hypothymis azurea x Terpsiphone affinis (hybrid)
Terpsiphone [incei or affinis] (taxon group)
Terpsiphone [affinis or paradisi] (taxon group)

Other synonyms