Amur Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei)
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Amur Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone incei (Gould, 1852)

30 cmLength19 gWeight

The male trails 2 very long, ribbon-like central tail feathers resembling ceremonial sashes.

Busiest months: October · Most records: China, Singapore, Thailand

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Male has 2 exceptionally long central tail feathers
  2. Male has a deep blue sheen on the head, neck and crest
  3. Male underparts white
  4. Male has a small crest and blue eye-ring

Male, female and young

Female has shorter crest and tail feathers than male; head, neck and crest black with a blue sheen, the rest ocher.

Where and when it's recorded

Amur Paradise Flycatcher has been recorded at 433 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore397 records
  2. BidadariSingapore221 records
  3. Nanhui DongtanChina185 records
More places
  1. Tai Po Kau Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)147 records
  2. Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North AreaMalaysia143 records
  3. Jurong Lake GardensSingapore112 records
  4. Dairy Farm Nature ParkSingapore92 records
  5. Yeliu IBATaiwan (China)87 records
  6. Po ToiHong Kong (China)76 records
  7. Pak Sha OHong Kong (China)75 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaSingaporeThailandMalaysiaCambodiaIndiaVietnamIndonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Amur Paradise Flycatcher?

The Amur Paradise Flycatcher is about 30 cm long and weighs around 19 g.

Where does the Amur Paradise Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: central China to northeastern China, southeastern Russia and North Korea. It is most often recorded in China, Singapore and Thailand.

When is the best time to see the Amur Paradise Flycatcher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Amur Paradise Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Amur Paradise Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What does the Amur Paradise Flycatcher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Amur Paradise Flycatcher in?

It belongs to the family Monarchs (Monarchidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
30 cm
Weight
19 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Partial migrant
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
91 mm
Tail
110 mm
Bill
21 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: central China to northeastern China, southeastern Russia and North Korea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Monarchs Monarchidae
Genus
Terpsiphone

Other birds in the genus Terpsiphone

Amur Paradise Flycatcher

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