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Annobón paradise flycatcher

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Annobón paradise flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Terpsiphone
Species:
T. smithii
Binomial name
Terpsiphone smithii
(Fraser, 1843)
Synonyms[citation needed]
  • Muscipeta Smithii
  • Terpsiphone newtoni
  • Terpsiphone rufiventer smithii

The Annobón paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone smithii) is a medium-sized species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Annobón Island in Equatorial Guinea.

Taxonomy and systematics

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The Annobón paradise flycatcher was previously classified with the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but the paradise flycatchers, monarch flycatchers, and allies are now placed in a separate family, Monarchidae, which has most of its members in Australasia and tropical southern Asia. Within its genus, the Annobón paradise flycatcher was split from the red-bellied paradise flycatcher in 2009 by the IOC.[1] Some other authorities continue to treat the Annobón paradise flycatcher as a subspecies of the red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer smithii).

Habitat

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It is found in tropical forests.

References

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  1. ^ "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-10-24.