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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Monarchidae .
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There are 12 endemic species found here, including two species, the Seychelles Scops-owl (Otus insularis CR) and the Seychelles paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvine CR), which are confined to single islands.
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Gyps fulvus, bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), Yemen linnet (Carduelis yemenensis), Yemen thrush (Turdus menachensis), and African paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) are all resident in the high escarpments of the Asir Mountains.
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Three Mascarene endemic birds occur on more than one island, the Mascarene paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis), Mascarene grey white-eye (Zosterops borbonicus), and Mascarene swiftlet (Collocalia francica).
Mascarene forests 2008
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Endemic to the Ituri, are yellow-legged weaver Ploceus flavipes and golden-naped weaver P. aureonucha; endemic to the region are Sassi's olive greenbul Phyllastrephus lorenzi, Bedford's paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone bedfordi and Ituri flycatcher Batis ituriensis ..
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May and June are the months in which to look for the nests of that superb bird -- the paradise flycatcher (_Terpsiphone paradisi_).
A Bird Calendar for Northern India Douglas Dewar 1916
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The most beautiful of all the flycatchers is _Terpsiphone paradisi_ -- the paradise-flycatcher, or ribbon-bird, as it is often called.
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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Even more splendid is the paradise flycatcher (_Terpsiphone paradisi_).
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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_Terpsiphone paradisi_ and even _Aegithina tiphia_.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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Mystery Bird: Madagascar paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone mutata
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Mystery Bird: Madagascar paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone mutata
The Guardian World News Ian Sample 2010
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