Near Threatened
Endemic to DR Congo's Albertine Rift, especially the Eastern DR Congo lowland forests
http://projects.bebif.be/enbi/albertinerift/birds/taxoninfo?id=577
NE & E DRCongo, in two separate areas: NE Ituri and E Kivu (nearby the Itombwe Mountains)
More information about its distribution is available at ibc.lynxeds.com.
Lowland primary forest
Resident
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
