Macho adulto © Tadeusz Rosinski eBird S64954197 Macaulay Library ML 204470481
Macho adulto © James Kennerley
Hembra © Tommy Pedersen
Macho adulto © Maurizio Ravasini
Hembra © Niall D Perrins
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Macho © Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography
Macho © Christoph Moning

Monarca Colilargo Africano Terpsiphone viridis

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Identificación

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This remarkable flycatcher occurs in both rufous and white morphs, but it always has grayish underparts and a strong crest. The breeding male has ludicrous central tail feathers, twenty centimeters long, that trail like the ribbon of a rhythmic gymnast, while the female lacks the tail streamers and has a smaller crest. Singles and pairs occasionally join flocks in open woodland, riverine forest, and thickets, avoiding lowland evergreen forest. Very vocal, often giving a repeated grating “dzee-zwee” call and a sweet melodic “willie-willie-willie-wee-wooo” song. The very similar Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher differs from African Paradise-Flycatcher by having a rufous undertail and a shorter crest.

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