Bedford's paradise flycatcher
Bedford's paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone bedfordi) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Terpsiphone |
| Species: | T. bedfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Terpsiphone bedfordi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1907) | |
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics
Bedford's paradise flycatcher was originally described in the genus Trochocercus . Alternate names include the Duke of Bedford flycatcher and red-bellied paradise-flycatcher, the latter not to be confused with the species of the same name, Terpsiphone rufiventer.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Terpsiphone bedfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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