Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Bates's Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone batesi) - HBW 11, p. 287
French: Tchitrec de Bates
German: Batesparadiesschnäpper
Spanish: Monarca-colilargo de Bates
Taxonomy: Terpsiphone batesi Chapin, 1921, Medje, north Ituri district, DRCongo.
Sometimes considered conspecific with T. rufocinerea, but eco-ethological studies revealed that it is distinct; race bannermani currently included in present species on firm morphological grounds. Supporting molecular-genetic evidence desirable. Has hybridized also with T. rufiventer. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- batesi Chapin, 1921 - S Cameroon and Gabon E to E DRCongo.
- bannermani Chapin, 1948 - PRCongo, SW DRCongo and N Angola.
- Least Concern
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