Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher

About the Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher

The São Tomé paradise flycatcher, also known as São Tomé flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. The species was described by Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson in 1842, with Tchitrea atrochalybeia the binomial and Fernando Po given as the type locality. The species is endemic to São Tomé Island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Where the Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher lives

When to see the Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher

Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Blue Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone cyanescensThis species is monotypic and has no subspecies. Rufous Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomeaThe rufous paradise flycatcher is rufous with a blue bill and a blue eye-ring. Tenggara Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone florisTenggara paradise flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.