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African Paradise-Flycatcher
Paradysvlieëvanger · Terpsiphone viridis
A glamorous summer breeder, arriving around September and leaving by April, so it is essentially absent in midwinter. Rich chestnut above with a glossy blue-grey head, blue bill and bright blue eye-ring, the breeding male grows spectacular ribbon-like tail-streamers far longer than his body. It hunts insects with agile twisting sallies in the shade of riverine trees.
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Rufous back and tail with a blue-grey head and blue bill and eye-ring; the breeding male trails very long ribbon tail-streamers.
Listen for its call
Harsh scolding "zwee-zwaa" plus a twittering little song.
Where to see it in Kruger
A summer breeding visitor to riverine forest and shady thickets; mostly absent from the park in midwinter.
Did you know
The male grows tail feathers more than twice as long as his body, streaming behind him like bright ribbons.
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