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Bates's paradise flycatcher is usually 18 centimetres long but males in parts of Cameroon and Angola have elongated central tail-feathers making them 23-28 centimetres long. The head and underparts are blue-grey while the upperparts are rufous. The sexes are similar in coloration. The song is a series of ringing "tswee" notes. The rufous-vented paradise flycatcher is similar in appearance but has a darker head with a crest and males always have elongated central tail-feathers.
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When to see the Bates's Paradise Flycatcher
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bates's Paradise Flycatcher
The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Central African Republic.
About the Bates's Paradise Flycatcher
Bates's paradise flycatcher is a passerine bird belonging to the monarch-flycatcher family, Monarchidae. The sexes are similar in appearance with the upper parts being rufous and the head and underparts being bluish-grey. It is native to central Africa where it is found in the understorey of forests.
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Easily confused with
Rufous-vented Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufocinereaThe rufous-vented paradise flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
Seychelles Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone corvinaThe length of the males is about 20 cm.
Bedford's Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bedfordiBedford's paradise flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
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