Talk:Indian paradise flycatcher

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White form present in Sri Lanka as a migratory bird

Though it says in this article that that the white form of the Asian paradise flycatcher is absent in Sri Lanka( cited as "Rasmussen PC & JC Anderton (2005). Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Vol.2. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions. pp. 332–333.")(Under heading 'Description' 2nd paragraph line 7)I know for a fact that it is present in Sri Lanka. The Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi) (a subspecies) is found in Sri Lanka as a migratory bird from September to May. The adult male has white plumage.^[1] ^[2] And I'm a Sri Lankan and I have seen this white Indian Paradise Flycatcher in my home garden every year in the migratory season.

^ Gehan de Silva Wijeyaratne (2007). "The Species Descriptions". In Tony Stones and Bob Watts (ed.). A Photographic Guide to Birds of Sri Lanka. New Holland Publishers. p. 121. ISBN 978 1 85974 511 3. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ Manjula Vijesundara (2007). Sinhala Kurulu Vishvakoshaya (Sinhala Bird Encyclopaedia) Part 2 (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Suriya Publishers. p. 217. ISBN 955-656-029-7. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)

Gregorvitch (talk) 07:56, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your suggestion! Revised this section, and hope this revision resolves your questions. -- BhagyaMani (talk) 11:34, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I rechecked Rasmussen it says that there is no white male form in Sri Lankan subspecies "ceylonesis" and it does mentions that many peninsular nominate individuals winter in Sri Lanka. (pp. 332-333) Shyamal (talk) 02:15, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, both male and female Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis has rufous plumage.They don't have any white. Its the Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi (Indian Paradise Flycatcher) that spends the winter in Sri Lanka and its adult male has white plumage. Anyway I don't see Terpsiphone paradisi paradisi mentioned as a subspecies in the article. In Wkispecies the subspecies are listed as
Subspecies: T. p. affinis - T. p. australis - T. p. borneensis - T. p. burmae - T. p. ceylonensis - T. p. floris - T. p. incei - T. p. indochinensis - T. p. insularis - T. p. leucogaster - T. p. madzoedi - T. p. myanmare - T. p. nicobarica - T. p. paradisi - T. p. procera - T. p. saturatior - T. p. sumbaensis Gregorvitch (talk) 02:36, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of 14 recognized subspecies acc. to HBW is now complete, incl. the nominate paradisi. -- BhagyaMani (talk) 12:59, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ceylon paradise flycatcher

Is there any visual difference between the rufous Indian paradise flycatcher and Ceylon paradise flycatcher? Or are they the same bird with different names? I have pictures of a:

White long-tailed flycatcher from Sri Lanka - 1
Rufous short-tailed flycatcher from Sri Lanka - 1, 2

And I'm wondering how to categorize them... Ping User:BhagyaMani and User:Gregorvitch. Thanks in advance! Kind regards, Reh man 06:08, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

For subspecific differentiation and migrating season I suggest you ask an ornithologist In SL. -- BhagyaMani (talk) 10:14, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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[BirdsOfSL-1] Gehan de Silva Wijeyaratne (2007). "The Species Descriptions". In Tony Stones and Bob Watts (ed.). A Photographic Guide to Birds of Sri Lanka. New Holland Publishers. p. 121. ISBN 978 1 85974 511 3. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[SinhalaKV2-2] Manjula Vijesundara (2007). Sinhala Kurulu Vishvakoshaya (Sinhala Bird Encyclopaedia) Part 2 (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Suriya Publishers. p. 217. ISBN 955-656-029-7. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)

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