Where does the African Paradise-Flycatcher live?
Terpsiphone viridis has 220,908 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1845 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 220,908 records
- 47 places
- 139 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesMonarchidaeTerpsiphone
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 119,659 | |
| Kenya | 31,777 | |
| Tanzania | 9,319 | |
| Uganda | 8,309 | |
| Zimbabwe | 6,548 | |
| Zambia | 5,221 | |
| Rwanda | 4,855 | |
| Namibia | 4,804 | |
| Ethiopia | 4,681 | |
| Nigeria | 3,317 | |
| Oman | 2,918 | |
| Botswana | 2,895 | |
| Mozambique | 2,866 | |
| Eswatini | 2,795 | |
| Gambia | 2,341 | |
| DR Congo | 1,627 | |
| Ghana | 1,472 | |
| Malawi | 1,191 | |
| Senegal | 611 | |
| Cameroon | 599 | |
| Burkina Faso | 471 | |
| Angola | 426 | |
| Benin | 311 | |
| Congo | 282 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 258 | |
| Gabon | 213 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 165 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 114 | |
| Central African Republic | 108 | |
| Lesotho | 101 | |
| Guinea | 86 | |
| Burundi | 80 | |
| Mali | 70 | |
| Sierra Leone | 61 | |
| Togo | 61 | |
| Chad | 59 | |
| South Sudan | 49 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 35 | |
| Somalia | 33 | |
| Liberia | 32 |
Showing the top 40 of 47 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Monarchidae.
Magpie-lark
2,068,841 records
Black-naped Monarch
343,021 records
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
228,624 records
Shining Flycatcher
40,720 records
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
18,497 records
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher
13,900 records
Broad-billed Flycatcher
13,301 records
Palau Flycatcher
5,175 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.