JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Malagasy Paradise flycatcher (male, white morph), Amber Mountain, Madagascar I know the photo is very poor, it was far away and against the light. I&#039;m still sharing it just for the spotting value. This is the white morph of the male, which usually are orange just like the female, yet have a longer tail. Color morphs within the same gender are very rare for birds, this article explains why:<br />
<a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0504/research.html" rel="nofollow">http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0504/research.html</a> Africa,Amber Mountain,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Malagasy paradise flycatcher,Spring,Terpsiphone mutata,World Click/tap to enlarge

Malagasy Paradise flycatcher (male, white morph), Amber Mountain, Madagascar

I know the photo is very poor, it was far away and against the light. I'm still sharing it just for the spotting value. This is the white morph of the male, which usually are orange just like the female, yet have a longer tail. Color morphs within the same gender are very rare for birds, this article explains why:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0504/research.html

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Malagasy paradise flycatcher is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
View Ferdy Christant's profile

By Ferdy Christant

All rights reserved
Uploaded Apr 7, 2016. Captured Oct 14, 2015 08:28 in Unnamed Road, Madagascar.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/100s
  • ISO180
  • 400mm