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Tag: Indian paradise flycatcher

Indian paradise flycatcher (#4 in series of south India single-image teasers)

 

 

 

Delightfully perky as is its  “post-punk” crest, an adult male Indian flycatcher’s signature feature is the prodigious length of its “tail”/tail feathers.

Evidence suggests that here, size does matter: apparently, individuals with longer tail feathers enjoy greater breeding success.

Generally, extravagant tail feathers are a feature of promiscuous species, but the usually-monogamous Indian paradise flycatcher is a spectacular exception to this “rule”.

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