Mascarene paradise flycatcher
| Mascarene paradise flycatcher | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Female both T. b. bourbonnensis on the slopes of la Roche Écrite, La Réunion | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Terpsiphone |
| Species: | T. bourbonnensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Terpsiphone bourbonnensis (Statius Müller, 1776) | |
| Subspecies | |
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The Mascarene paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Mascarene islands of Mauritius and Réunion. There are two subspecies recognized: the nominate subspecies from Réunion, also known as the Réunion paradise flycatcher; and T. b. desolata (Salomonsen, 1933) from Mauritius. The Mascarene paradise flycatcher was originally described in the genus Muscicapa and the subspecies T. b. desolata was originally described as a separate species.