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;[[:category:Terpsiphone|Terpsiphone]] bedfordi | ;[[:category:Terpsiphone|Terpsiphone]] bedfordi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 18 cm | ||
| + | *Bluish-grey overall plumage | ||
| + | *Glossy steel-blue to black head | ||
| + | *Short graduated tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]: found in the eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (north-eastern Ituri and region west of Itombwe and Kahuzi Mountains) | [[Africa]]: found in the eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (north-eastern Ituri and region west of Itombwe and Kahuzi Mountains) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Lowland evergreen and deciduous forests, from 980m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists almost entirely of insects including moths and grasshoppers. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 201 |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Terpsiphone+bedfordi}} | {{GSearch|Terpsiphone+bedfordi}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[category:Terpsiphone]] [[Category:Missing Images]] |
Revision as of 23:06, 21 March 2015
- Terpsiphone bedfordi
Identification
18 cm
- Bluish-grey overall plumage
- Glossy steel-blue to black head
- Short graduated tail
Distribution
Africa: found in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (north-eastern Ituri and region west of Itombwe and Kahuzi Mountains)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland evergreen and deciduous forests, from 980m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects including moths and grasshoppers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 201
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bedford%27s_Paradise-Flycatcher
