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Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone mutata (Linnaeus, 1766)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Malagasy paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Malagasy paradise flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:04:21.938703+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Terpsiphone mutata (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Malagasy 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 mutata (Linnaeus, 1766)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bates's Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone batesi Chapin, 1921 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mascarene Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bourbonnensis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sao Tome Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone atrochalybeia (Thomson, 1842) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Muscicapa mutata Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563368 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:7C3LW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.