Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)

Rufous-vented Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufocinerea) - HBW 11, p. 286

French: Tchitrec du Congo German: Roststeiß-Paradiesschnäpper Spanish: Monarca-colilargo del Congo

Taxonomy: Terpsiphone rufocinerea Cabanis, 1875, Chinchoxo, Cabinda, north-west Angola.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with T. viridis; the two hybridize in Gabon and Angola. DNA evidence required. Has also been considered conspecific with T. batesi, but eco-ethological studies revealed that the two are distinct. Monotypic.

Distribution: SW Cameroon S to W Gabon, S PRCongo, SW DRCongo and NW Angola.