African Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) — also called African Paradise-Flycatcher, paradise flycatcher. Occurrence records of the African Paradise Flycatcher are shared on GBIF from around 200 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (1 473 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concern

200reserves with records

24 869records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) — Photo: Heather Aspeling · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 473
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 345
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 279
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 237
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 234
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	896
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	726
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	565
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	519
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	511
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	508
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	466
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	459
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	401
The WaterberryNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	397
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	386
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	381
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	357
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	357
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	351
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	345
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	343
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	289
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	288
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	280
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	268
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	255
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	230
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	228
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	211
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	200
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	196
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	196
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	189
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	189
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	185
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	181
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	178
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	173
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	170
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	170
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	161
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	157
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	156
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	153
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	153
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	151
Burman BushProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	148
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	146
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	LP Limpopo	145
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	138
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	129
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	126
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	125
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	123
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	123
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	121
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	118
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	114
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	108

and 140 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 71 reserves
Western Cape: 39 reserves
Eastern Cape: 24 reserves
Limpopo: 22 reserves
Gauteng: 15 reserves
Mpumalanga: 14 reserves
North West: 11 reserves
Free State: 4 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Scientific name: Terpsiphone viridis
GBIF taxon: 2486688
Wikidata: Q541440

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.