Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
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Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Kerinci Seblat National Park
4 Verified records at Kerinci Seblat National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the monarch flycatcher family, Monarchidae. As the global population is considered stable, it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, with resident and breeding populations in most of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, as well as parts of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The Indian paradise flycatcher has a length of 20–50 cm (7.9–19.7 in) from beak to tail. Males have elongated central tail feathers, and a black and rufous plumage in some populations, while others have white plumage. Females are short-tailed with rufous wings and a black head. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park

Black-naped Monarch
LC Endemic

Black-naped Monarch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypothymis azurea

<5% · Rare
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
LC

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Culicicapa ceylonensis

60–70% · Likely
Gray-throated Babbler
LC

Gray-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris nigriceps

60–70% · Likely
White-throated Fantail
LC

White-throated Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albicollis

40–50% · Likely
Sumatran Treepie
LC

Sumatran Treepie

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dendrocitta occipitalis

30–40% · Possible
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible
Shiny Whistling-Thrush
LC

Shiny Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus melanurus

30–40% · Possible
🐦 No photo available

Black-and-crimson Oriole (Javan)

Bird

Oriolus cruentus

30–40% · Possible
Sunda Warbler

Sunda Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Seicercus grammiceps

30–40% · Possible
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

30–40% · Possible
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

30–40% · Possible
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Indian Paradise-Flycatcher at Kerinci Seblat National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
11 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
13 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
15 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
16 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
18 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
19 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
20 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
21 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
22 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
23 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
24 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
25 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
27 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
28 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
29 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
30 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
31 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
32 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
33 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
34 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
35 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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