Seychelles paradise-flycatcher  (Terpsiphone corvina)

This elegant flycatcher is known in Creole as 'Vev' from the French for 'widow' owing to its all black plumage (3). The black feathers have a deep blue sheen and males have exceptionally long central tail feathers (2). The bill and facial skin are blue and both females and juveniles are lighter in colour with their creamy-white underparts and chestnut tail (2).