Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Paradysvlieëvanger
Common Names in English:
African Paradise Flycatcher, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Paradise Flycatcher
Common Names in Finnish:
Afrikanparatiisimonarkki
Common Names in French:
Tchitrec D'afrique
Common Names in German:
Graubrust-Paradiesschnäpper
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
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)
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
)
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
)
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
)
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
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)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Superfamily:
Corvoidea
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)
- Family:
Monarchidae
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)
- Genus:
Terpsiphone
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)
- Gloger, 1827
- Specific name:
viridis
- Subspecies:
viridis
- Scientific name: - Terpsiphone viridis viridis
- Subspecies:
viridis
- Specific name:
viridis
- Genus:
Terpsiphone
(
- Family:
Monarchidae
(
- Superfamily:
Corvoidea
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Terpsiphone viridis (Muller
Similar Species
Members of the genus Terpsiphone
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. atrocaudata (Japanese Paradise Flycatcher) · T. atrocaudata atrocaudata (Japanese Paradise Flycatcher) · T. atrochalybea (Sao Thome Paradise Flycatcher) · T. atrochalybeia (Sao Thome Paradise Flycatcher) · T. bedfordi (Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher) · T. bourbonnensis (Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher) · T. cinnamomea (Rufous Paradise Flycatcher) · T. cinnamomea cinnamomea (Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher) · T. corvina (Seychelles Black Paradise Flycatcher) · (Blue Paradise Flycatcher) · T. cyanomelas (Cape Crested Flycatcher) · T. mutata (Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher) · T. mutata mutata (Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher) · T. nitens (Blue-Headed Crested Flycatcher) · T. paradisi (Asiatic Paradise-Flycatcher) · T. paradisi paradisi (Asiatic Paradise-Flycatcher) · T. rufiventer (Black-Headed Paradise-Flycatcher) · T. rufiventer rufiventer (Black-Headed Paradise-Flycatcher) · T. rufocinerea (Rufous-Vented Paradise Flycatcher) · T. smithii (Annobon Paradise-Flycatcher) · T. viridis (African Paradise-Flycatcher) · T. viridis viridis (African Paradise-Flycatcher)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 24633
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 619057
