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São Tomé paradise flycatcher

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Terpsiphone

Higher classification
  
Paradise flycatcher

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Monarchidae

Scientific name
  
Terpsiphone atrochalybeia

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Bates's paradise flycatcher, Rufous‑vented paradise flycatcher, Paradise flycatcher, Blue paradise flycatcher, Manus monarch

The São Tomé paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrochalybeia) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. The species was described by Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson in 1842. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Alternate names include São Tomé black paradise-flycatcher and São Tomé flycatcher.

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São Tomé paradise flycatcher Wikipedia