Indian Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

Family: Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills · Status: Vagrant · Size: 20 cm · Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Occurs from northern Afghanistan, Pakistan, western China and the Indian subcontinent through Nepal and central Bangladesh to southwestern Myanmar and Sri Lanka, with some populations wintering south to Sri Lanka.

Identification

All ages, sexes and morphs resemble Blyth's and Amur Paradise Flycatchers but are readily separated by the long, pointed and fully erected crest.

Habitat

Thick forests and well-wooded habitats in its breeding range.

Behaviour

Feeds on insects taken in sallies from a perch or snatched as they flush; usually forages high in the canopy.