Annobón paradise flycatcher
| Annobón paradise flycatcher | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Terpsiphone |
| Species: | T. smithii |
| Binomial name | |
| Terpsiphone smithii (Fraser, 1843) | |
The Annobón paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone smithii) is a medium-sized species of passerine bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to Annobón Island in Equatorial Guinea.
Taxonomy
The Annobón paradise flycatcher was previously classified with the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but the paradise flycatchers, monarch flycatchers and Australasian fantails are now normally grouped with the drongos in the family Dicruridae, which has most of its members in Australasia and tropical southern Asia. Within its genus, the Annobón flycatcher was split from the red-bellied paradise flycatcher in 2009 by the IOC.[1] Some authorities continue to treat the Annobón paradise flycatcher as a subspecies of the red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer smithii).
Habitat
It is found in tropical forests.
References
- ↑ "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-10-24.