Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMonarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers)
- GenusTerpsiphone (Paradise-Flycatchers)
- SpeciesTerpsiphone paradisi (Indian Paradise-Flycatcher)
The Indian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the monarch flycatcher family, Monarchidae. As the global population is considered stable, it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, with resident and breeding populations in most of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, as well as parts of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The Indian paradise flycatcher has a length of 20–50 cm (7.9–19.7 in) from beak to tail. Males have elongated central tail feathers, and a black and rufous plumage in some populations, while others have white plumage. Females are short-tailed with rufous wings and a black head. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Eumyias albicaudatus
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Leptocoma minima
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Indian Paradise-Flycatcher at Eravikulam National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there