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The Malagasy paradise flycatcher is a medium-sized passerine, measuring 18 cm (7.1 in) in length and weighing between 12.1 and 12.3 g (0.43 and 0.43 oz). Males have long tail plumes, which can add as much as 18 cm (7.1 in) to their overall length. The female is largely rufous-orange, with a black head and nape. The flight feathers on her wings are black with rufous edges, and she has a thin, light blue eyelid wattle.
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When to see the Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher
The Malagasy paradise flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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Easily confused with
Black Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrocaudataThe black paradise flycatcher is similar in appearance to both the Amur paradise flycatcher and Blyth's paradise flycatcher, but is slightly smaller.
Red-bellied Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerThe red-bellied paradise flycatcher, also known as the black-headed paradise flycatcher, is a medium-sized passerine bird of the family of monarch flycatchers.
Mascarene Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bourbonnensisThe Mascarene paradise flycatcher lacks the long tail shared by many members of the paradise flycatcher genus Terpsiphone, and measures 15 to 20 cm (5.9–7.9 in) in length.
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