Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)

Japanese Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata) - HBW 11, p. 290

French: Tchitrec du Japon German: Japanparadiesschnäpper Spanish: Monarca-colilargo Japonés

Taxonomy: Muscipeta atrocaudata Eyton, 1839, Peninsular Malaysia.
Has been suggested as being conspecific with T. paradisi, as the two hybridize, but interbreeding very limited as ranges barely overlap; further study needed. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

atrocaudata (Eyton, 1839) - breeds C & S Korea, C & S Japan and Taiwan; non-breeding SE Asia and Sumatra.
illex Bangs, 1901 - Ryukyu Is; non-breeding presumably SE Asia.
periophthalmica (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) - breeds Lanyu I (off SE Taiwan) and Batan Is (extreme N Philippines); non-breeding N & W Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan).