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African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis
Family
Monarch Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
afpfly1, AFPF, APFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMonarch Flycatchers (Monarchidae)
SpeciesTerpsiphone viridis
Codesafpfly1, AFPF, APFL
Identification

The African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) is a member of the Monarch Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code afpfly1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Monarch Flycatchers
Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus nitens
African Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus cyanomelas
Short-crested Monarch
Hypothymis helenae
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Pale-blue Monarch
Hypothymis puella
Celestial Monarch
Hypothymis coelestis
African Paradise-Flycatcher photo
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Terpsiphone viridis

Family: Monarch Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: afpfly1