Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: DICRURIDAE Drongos
Scientific name: Terpsiphone paradisi
English name: Asian Paradise-flycatcher
Characteristic: Size 21 cm. A male bird has a conspicuous middle tail feathers that extending about 23 cm. longer than other tail feathers. Two colour morphs are known: the pale or white morph is almost all white, except the shiny black hood; and the reddish-brown morph which is reddish brown throughout the upperpart of the body and tail. A female is similar to a male of reddish brown morph, but having a shorter tail.
Distribution: Turkistan, Afghanistan, Manchuria, China, the Sundas, the Nicobars, the Andamans, and through SE Asia.
Habitat: Dry Evergreen forest, dipterocarp forest and secondary growth.
Habit: Forages solitarily or in pairs. Preferring to perch motionless on a twing and sallying after a passing insect. Breeding time falls between March-June, when a female will deposit a clutch of 2-3 eggs.
Status: Both an uncommon resident and migrant.
