Bedford's paradise flycatcher

Bedford's paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone bedfordi) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Bedford's paradise flycatcher
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Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Terpsiphone
Species:	T. bedfordi
Binomial name
Terpsiphone bedfordi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1907)
Synonyms
Tchitrea bedfordi Trochocercus bedfordi

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

Bedford's paradise flycatcher was originally described in the genus Trochocercus . Alternate names include the Duke of Bedford flycatcher and red-bellied paradise-flycatcher, the latter not to be confused with the species of the same name, Terpsiphone rufiventer.