Monarchidae

Elminia longicauda Photo by Steve Garvie (Flickr) Common name:African blue flycatcher (en); monarca-azul-africano (pt); elminie bleue (fr); elminia azul (es); türkiselminie (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Senegal to South Sudan and south to northern Tanzania, D.R. Congo and northern Angola. Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh…

Terpsiphone viridis Photo by Callie de Wet (Oiseaux) Common name:African paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-africano (pt); tchitrec d’Afrique (fr); monarca colilargo africano (es); graubrust-paradiesschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the most arid parts of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.Size:These birds are 17 cm long, but the elongated tail streamers of adult males double…

Terpsiphone paradisi Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:Asian paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-asiático (pt); tchitrec de paradis (fr); monarca colilargo asiático (es); fahlbauch-paradiesschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found trhoughout south-eastern Asia, from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to north-eastern China and extreme south-eastern Russia, and south to Indonesia. the more northern population migrate south to winter within the…

Myiagra caledonica Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:Melanesian flycatcher (en); monarca-da-Melanésia (pt); monarque mélanésien (fr); miagra de Nueva Caledonia (es); hebridenmyiagra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and on the island of Rennell, in the Solomon Islands.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh 10-12 g.Habitat:The Melanesian flycatcher is found in moist forests,…