Paradise flycatcher
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The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone) are a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The most telling characteristic of the genus is the long tail streamers of the males of many species. In addition to the long tails the males and females are sexually dimorphic and have rufous, black and white plumage.
Paradise flycatcher
The male Malagasy paradise flycatcher has the typical blue eye-ring and long tail
A white-morph male Indian paradise flycatcher incubating on the nest
A rufous-morph male Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi with a feed at nest at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Monarch flycatcher
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The monarchs comprise a family of over 100 passerine birds which includes shrikebills, paradise flycatchers, and magpie-larks.
Monarch flycatcher
Indian paradise flycatcher male at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Black-faced monarch
Broad-billed flycatcher