African Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone viridis LC
- Synonyms Paradise Flycatcher, Grey-headed Paradise-Flycatcher, Grey-headed Paradise Flycatcher, Gray-headed Paradise Flycatcher, Red-winged Paradise-Flycatcher, Gray-headed Paradise-Flycatcher, Paradise-Flycatcher, African Paradise -flycatcher, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Southern Paradise-Flycatcher
- Old latin name for bird Terpsiphone perspicillata, Tchitrea granti, Muscicapa viridis, Terpsiphone poliothorax, Terpsiphone suahelica, Tchitrea ferreti, Terpsiphone granti
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Where to see African Paradise Flycatcher
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread, also Arabian Pen.
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
African Paradise Flycatcher subspecies (10)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terpsiphone viridis ferreti | Mali and the Ivory Coast to Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania | - | No |
| Terpsiphone viridis granti | e, s South Africa | to Zimbabwe and s Tanzania | No |
| Terpsiphone viridis harterti | s Arabian Pen. | - | No |
| Terpsiphone viridis kivuensis | sw Uganda to e DR Congo and nw Tanzania | - | No |
| Terpsiphone viridis plumbeiceps | Angola to sw Tanzania, Mozambique and n South Africa | to Cameroon, s DR Congo and se Kenya | No |
| Terpsiphone viridis restricta | s Uganda | - | No |
| Terpsiphone viridis speciosa | s Cameroon to sw Sudan, DR Congo and ne Angola | - | No |
| Terpsiphone viridis suahelica | w Kenya and n Tanzania | - | No |
| Terpsiphone viridis ungujaensis | e Tanzania and nearby islands | - | No |
| Terpsiphone viridis viridis | Senegal and Gambia to Sierra Leone | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Paradysvlieevanger, Paradysvlieëvanger |
| Azerbaijani | Afrika cənnət milçəkqapanı |
| Belarusian | Афрыканскі райскі манарх |
| Bulgarian | Африканска райска мухоловка |
| Catalan | monarca del paradís africà, Papamosques del paradís africà |
| Chinese | 非洲寿带 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 非洲綬帶 |
| Croatian | afrički monarh |
| Czech | lejskovec africký, Lejskovec nádherný |
| Danish | Afrikansk Paradismonark, Afrikansk Paradisfluesnapper |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Paradijsmonarch |
| Esperanto | Blua paradiza monarko |
| Estonian | Mustrind-paradiisinäpp |
| Finnish | afrikanparatiisimonarkki |
| French | Tchitrec d’Afrique, Gobemouche paradis, Moucherolle de paradis, Gobemouche paradis à longs brins, Moucherolle à poitrine grise, Tchitrec d'Afrique |
| Frisian | Afrikaanske paradysmonarch |
| Galician | Monarca rabilongo africano |
| German | Paradiesschnäpper, Graubrust-Paradisschnäpper, Afrikanischer Paradiesschnäpper, Graubrust-Paradiesschnäpper |
| Hungarian | feketebegyű paradicsom-légyvadász |
| Icelandic | Dröfnugrípur |
| Irish | Cuilire parrthais Afracach |
| Italian | Pigliamosche del paradiso africano |
| Japanese | アフリカサンコウチョウ |
| Latvian | Āfrikas paradīzes mušķērājs |
| Lithuanian | afrikinė rojinė musinukė, Žalioji musinukė |
| Norwegian | strimmelparadismonark |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Strimmelparadismonark |
| Polish | Muchodławka ołowiana, muchodlawka wspaniala, muchodławka wspaniała |
| Portuguese | Papa-mosca-africano, Papa mosca afaricano, monarca-africano, Papa-moscas-do-paraíso-africano, Papa-moscas-do-paraíso |
| Romanian | Muscarul paradisului african |
| Russian | Африканская райская мухоловка |
| Serbian | Afrička rajska muharica |
| Slovak | Monarch nádherný, vípkár nádherný, vípkar nádherný |
| Slovenian | Afriški pisani muhar |
| Spanish | Monarca Paraíso Africano, Monarca africano, Monarca Colilargo Africano, Monarca-colilargo Africano, Monarca-codilargo africano |
| Swahili | Chechele Tumbo-kijivu, Shore Kishungi |
| Swedish | Afrikansk paradisflugsnappare, afrikansk paradismonark |
| Tsonga | Nglhazi |
| Turkish | Cennet Sinekkapanı, Afrika Monarkı, Afrika Cennet Sinekkapanı |
| Ukrainian | монарх-довгохвіст африканський |
| Welsh | Brenin paradwys Affrica |
| Xhosa | Ujejane |
| Zulu | iNzwece |