Paradise Flycatchers
The Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina) is a rare paradise flycatcher found in the Seychelles, where they occur in the Veuve Nature Reserve on La Digue.
They inhabit dense Calophyllum forests.
Description
Males are larger than females, measuring about 20 cm in length, not including their long black central tail feathers, which can reach a length of 30 cm.
They have blue facial skin, bill and legs.
Females measure between 16 and 18 cm in length, including the tail.
The males have a glossy black with a deep blue sheen.
Females are reddish-brown on the back, the wings and the tail. Below, they are pale cream white.
Diet / Feeding
They prey on insects caught in flight or from a perch. They also take larvae and spiders.
Nesting / Breeding
They build oval bowl-shaped nests out of twigs, palm fiber and spider webs.
Species Research by Sibylle Johnson
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