Mascarene paradise flycatcher

Mascarene paradise flycatcher
Male
Female
both T. b. bourbonnensis
on the slopes of la Roche Écrite, La Réunion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Terpsiphone
Species:
T. bourbonnensis
Binomial name
Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Muscicapa bourbonnensis

The Mascarene paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Mascarene islands of Mauritius and Réunion. There are two subspecies recognized:[2] the nominate subspecies from Réunion, also known as the Réunion paradise flycatcher; and T. b. desolata (Salomonsen, 1933) from Mauritius. The Mascarene paradise flycatcher was originally described in the genus Muscicapa and the subspecies T. b. desolata was originally described as a separate species.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Terpsiphone bourbonnensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707140A94108226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707140A94108226.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference HBW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).