This white ‘morph’ Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) was documented by Alfred Ng at Bidadari Park around noon on 16th October 2019 (below). A migratory bird that winters in tropical Asia, it usually arrives in Singapore from late September to early … Continued
“Saw a male Asian/Oriental Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi borneensis) white morph, which is more common seen in the region according to Davison (1999) (above, below). It lacked the long streamers, 2 long tail feathers, and this might indicate it is a … Continued
The male Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi), especially the white morph, makes a spectacular picture when it is perching on a branch, with its extra-long, streamer like central tail feathers hanging down (above). When the bird moves around and the streamers … Continued
“This particular bird [Asian Paradise-flycatcher, (Terpsiphone paradise] was hunting nonstop for nearly two hours … it caught and devoured at least ten butterflies in that period,” wrote Lakshmi Ravishankar, who documented it two years ago in Pune, India. The bird … Continued
“Saw a male Asian/Oriental Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi borneensis) white morph, which is more common seen in the region according to Davison (1999). It lacked the long streamers, 2 long tail feathers, and this might indicate it is a young bird … Continued
Khng Eu Meng’s image of the Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) clearly shows the presence of a number of bristles around the mouth of the bird. According to field ornithologist Wang Luan Keng: “Those are rictal bristles. All flycatchers and most … Continued
“This female Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) surprised me by coming alongside me at a stream (above). It proceeded to splash in twice in the stream to wet the body, very much like the Fantail-flycatchers. Then it found a quite spot … Continued
