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Bates's paradise flycatcher (''Terpsiphone batesi'') is a passerine bird belonging to the genus ''Terpsiphone'' in the monarch-flycatcher family, Monarchidae. It is native to Central Africa. It is was formerly included in the rufous-vented paradise flycatcher (''T. rufocinerea'') but is now often regarded as a separate species. Its name commemorates the American ornithologist George Latimer Bates. It is usually 18 centimetres long but males in parts of Cameroon and Angola have elongated central tail-feathers making them 23-28 centimetres long. The head and underparts are blue-grey while the upperparts are rufous. The sexes are similar in coloration. The song is a series of ringing "tswee" notes. The rufous-vented paradise flycatcher is similar in appearance but has a darker head with a crest and males always have elongated central tail-feathers. It inhabits the understorey of forests. It occurs from Cameroon and the south-western Central African Republic through Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and much of the Democratic Republic of the Congo south as far as north-west Angola. There are two subspecies: ''T. b. batesi'' in the north and ''T. b. bannermani'' in the south. ==References== *Beolens, Bo & Watkins, Michael (2003) ''Whose Bird?: Men and women commemorated in the common names of birds'', Christopher Helm, London. *Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) ''Birds of Africa south of the Sahara'', Struik, Cape Town. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bates's paradise flycatcher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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