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Bates's Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone batesi Chapin, 1921
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Terpsiphone rufocinerea batesi Chapin, 1921
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Open encyclopedia reference
Bates's paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone batesi) is a passerine bird belonging to the monarch-flycatcher family, Monarchidae. The sexes are similar in appearance with the upper parts being rufous and the head and underparts being bluish-grey. It is native to central Africa where it is found in the understorey of forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Bates's paradise flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:49:25.874505+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Terpsiphone batesi Chapin, 1921
- Name authority
- Chapin, 1921
- Common name
- Bates's Paradise Flycatcher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Terpsiphone
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMonarchidae Bonaparte, 1854
- genusTerpsiphone Gloger, 1827
- speciesTerpsiphone batesi Chapin, 1921
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Terpsiphone. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mascarene Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bourbonnensis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sao Tome Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrochalybeia (Thomson, 1842) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malagasy Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata (Linnaeus, 1766) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone cinnamomea (Sharpe, 1877) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi (Linnaeus, 1758) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amur Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone incei (Gould, 1852) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chapin, & James Paul. (1921). Description of Four New Birds from the Belgian Congo. American Museum Novitates, Vol. 7. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7BRLY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.