---
title: "Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher"
description: "Terpsiphone mutata — Vogels. The Malagasy paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/malagasy-paradise-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher

> Terpsiphone mutata — Vogels. The Malagasy paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

- Scientific name: *Terpsiphone mutata*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1326
- Wikidata: [Q903024](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q903024)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8353](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8353)

## Names

- en: Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher
- de: Rotbrust-Paradiesschnäpper
- es: Monarca colilargo malgache
- fr: Tchitrec malgache
- pl: Muchodławka białoskrzydła

## Countries with the most observations

MG (1210), YT (58), KM (13)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy_paradise_flycatcher

## Photo

![Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malagasy-paradise-flycatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/222688625

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malagasy-paradise-flycatcher?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).