African Paradise-Flycatcher

Description:

Highly variable bird (Male) with two distinct colour morphs, white and rufous. This one in photo - black crested head; blue eye ring and bill; breast is grey merges into white lower belly; bright rufous back, wings and tail; male has 2 very long central tail feathers; female has a shorter tail feather. Photos taken Burungi Tented Lodge at Tarangeri National Park, Tanzania First photo is of a male paradise flycatcher and second is a female sitting in nest.

Habitat:

Forest, open woodland, gardens and bush from sea-level to 2500 m. White birds are more common in dry parts.