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[[Image:JapaneseParadiseFlycatcherJW.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />[[Singapore]], November, 2016]]
 
[[Image:JapaneseParadiseFlycatcherJW.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />[[Singapore]], November, 2016]]
  
[[Image:Japanese_Paradise_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|wigan24|wigan24}} <br/>Location:  Jeju island, Korea ]]
 
 
'''Alternative name: Black Paradise-Flycatcher'''
 
'''Alternative name: Black Paradise-Flycatcher'''
 
;[[:Category:Terpsiphone|Terpsiphone]] atrocaudata
 
;[[:Category:Terpsiphone|Terpsiphone]] atrocaudata
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Black hood, off white underparts, mantle, back, wings and rump are plain dark chestnut. The tail has extremely long black central feathers.  The female resembles the male but is duller and darker brown on the chestnut areas. It has black legs and feet, a large black eye with a blue eye-ring, and a short blue bill.
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Around 20 cm not counting elongated central tail feathers<br />
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'''Male'''
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*Black hood with some crest
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*Upperside varies from all matte black to mostly dark chestnut 
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*Off white lower breast and belly
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*The tail has extremely long black central feathers (breeding plumage)
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'''Female'''
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*Resembles the male but lacks the elongated tail feathers and is paler on the back than the male of same subspecies.  
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Both sexes have black legs and feet, a large black eye with a blue eye-ring, and a short blue bill.
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[[Image:Japanese_Paradise_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|wigan24|wigan24}} <br/>Location:  Jeju island, Korea ]]
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Taiwan]] and the [[Philippines]].  
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[[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Taiwan]] and the [[Philippines]] with wintering to [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], and western [[Indonesia]].  
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
There are three subspecies, the nominate T. a. atrocaudata which breeds through most of Japanese/Korean range, T. a. illex which is resident in the Ryukyu Islands, and T. a. periophthalmica restricted to Lanyu Island off southeast Taiwan.
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Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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*''T. a. atrocaudata'' - breeds [[South Korea]] and [[Japan]] (Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu); winters Thai-Malay Peninsula, [[Sumatra]], and western [[Java]]
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*''T. a. illex'' - Ryukyu Islands
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*''T. a. periophthalmica'' - breeds Lanyu Island (southeast of [[Taiwan]]) and the Batanes (Itbayat, Batan, Ivojos, and Sabtang), the [[Philippines]]; winters in the Philippines (Luzon,Mindoro and Palawan)
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Deciduous and evergreen forests
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Deciduous and evergreen mature forests during breeding, varies a little more in migration and winter where gardens and mangroves may also be used.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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Mostly migratory. Known food items belongs to insects.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Moeliker, K. (2020). Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.japfly1.01
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Terpsiphone+atrocaudata}}  
 
{{GSearch|Terpsiphone+atrocaudata}}  

Revision as of 23:55, 23 May 2021

Photo by jweeyh
Singapore, November, 2016

Alternative name: Black Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone atrocaudata

Identification

Around 20 cm not counting elongated central tail feathers
Male

  • Black hood with some crest
  • Upperside varies from all matte black to mostly dark chestnut
  • Off white lower breast and belly
  • The tail has extremely long black central feathers (breeding plumage)

Female

  • Resembles the male but lacks the elongated tail feathers and is paler on the back than the male of same subspecies.

Both sexes have black legs and feet, a large black eye with a blue eye-ring, and a short blue bill.

Photo by wigan24
Location: Jeju island, Korea

Distribution

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines with wintering to Thailand, Malaysia, and western Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies are recognized[1].

  • T. a. atrocaudata - breeds South Korea and Japan (Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu); winters Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and western Java
  • T. a. illex - Ryukyu Islands
  • T. a. periophthalmica - breeds Lanyu Island (southeast of Taiwan) and the Batanes (Itbayat, Batan, Ivojos, and Sabtang), the Philippines; winters in the Philippines (Luzon,Mindoro and Palawan)

Habitat

Deciduous and evergreen mature forests during breeding, varies a little more in migration and winter where gardens and mangroves may also be used.

Behaviour

Mostly migratory. Known food items belongs to insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Moeliker, K. (2020). Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.japfly1.01

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