Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone incei
Adult male comes in two morphs, rufous and white; both have a black hood, white underparts, black head, short crest, and bright blue eyerings, but they differ in the color of the upperparts. Breeding males have a long tail twice the length of the body. Female and immature male similar but tail much shorter, and plumage duller overall. Female and young male similar to Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher but brighter rufous above, with a sharper demarcation between the black chest and white belly. Also compare with Blyth’s Paradise-Flycatcher where their ranges overlap. Breeds in broadleaf lowland and hill forests; also in more open habitats in migration and in winter. Song a series of descending fluty whistles; call a staccato, nasal chatter.
Identification
Males can come in two forms differing in the colour of their upperparts. Otherwise, all adult males have black hoods, white underparts, small crests, and blue eye rings. While breeding, the males can have tails twice the length of the body.
Taxonomy
Genus: Terpsiphone; Family: Monarchidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Terpsiphone incei
- Authority
- (Gould, 1852)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Terpsiphone
Range and habitat
Breeding range: OR : c China to ne China, se Russia and North Korea. Non-breeding range: to se Asia and Sumatra.
- Breeding range
- OR : c China to ne China, se Russia and North Korea
- Non-breeding range
- to se Asia and Sumatra
- Migration
- Complete migrants
Behavior
Migration pattern: Complete migrants.
Conservation
Population trend: stable.
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
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