African Paradise Flycatcher (male) in Arusha, Tanzania

We just came back yesterday from a safari trip throughout Tanzania. I'm now sorting through a few thousand photo to prepare for the yearly photo book. Here on JungleDragon I will be sharing photos in bits and pieces.

Here is the 1st one, a start of a series of several hundreds. This flycatcher was captured during sunrise on our first morning in Tanzania in our lodge surroundings, right before our first real safari trip It's technically not great, but I'm still happy with it. In Madagascar it took us a lot of patience to photograph the Malagasy flycatcher, likewise this related species wasn't easy either. In hindsight this is in fact the only photo of a flycatcher we managed to take during the entire trip.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Here is the Malagasy paradise flycatcher, part of the same genus:

Posted 12 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Beautiful birds, you were very lucky to see one! Posted 12 years ago

Graeme Ruck

Lion

stunning tail, great capture Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  thanks! Posted 11 years ago

The African paradise flycatcher

The African paradise flycatcher is a medium-sized passerine bird with a very long tail. It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. The male is boldly coloured in chestnut and black and the female is rather more drab. This bird feeds mainly on insects and builds a tiny cup nest in a tree where two or three eggs are laid.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ferdy Christant