How big is a Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher?

The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 15 g.

Where can you see a Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher?

The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher occurs in 8 countries, including Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo - Kinshasa and Nigeria.

What birds look similar to a Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher?

The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher, the Bates's Paradise Flycatcher and the Bedford's Paradise Flycatcher.

Is the Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher endangered?

The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone rufocinerea

Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufocinerea) is a legendary monarch flycatchers, paradise flycatchers, and shrikebill found in 8 countries, weighing about 15 g. The rufous-vented paradise flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

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Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufocinerea), photo 1 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufocinerea), photo 2 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufocinerea), photo 3 — Photo: Andersen Th. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufocinerea), photo 4 — Photo: Andersen Th. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher

The rufous-vented paradise flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found from southern Cameroon to eastern and central Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Angola. This species readily hybridizes with the genetically similar African paradise flycatcher. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and shrub-dominated wetlands.

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Where it lives

Angola Cameroon Gabon Congo - Kinshasa Nigeria Equatorial Guinea Congo - Brazzaville

Recorded as a rare visitor in Central African Republic.

When to see it

The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher can be seen all year round, with peak activity in August. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher look like?: The rufous-vented paradise flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
How big is a Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher?: The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher is a small sized bird weighing about 15 g.
Where can you see a Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher?: The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher occurs in 8 countries, including Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo - Kinshasa and Nigeria.
What birds look similar to a Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher?: The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher, the Bates's Paradise Flycatcher and the Bedford's Paradise Flycatcher.
Is the Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher endangered?: The Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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