Asian Paradise Flycatcher

Description:

Spotted this beauty in Molem National Park in Goa.Males have elongated central tail feathers, and a black and rufous plumage in some populations, while others have white plumage. Females are short-tailed with rufous wings and a black head.Asian paradise flycatchers feed on insects, which they capture in the air often below a densely canopied tree.

Habitat:

Indian paradise flycatchers inhabit thick forests and well-wooded habitats from Central Asia to northeast China, all over India and Sri Lanka to the Malay Archipelago on the islands of Sumba and Alor.They are vagrant in Korea and Maldives, and regionally extinct in Singapore