See text The Mascarene paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis) is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae.

T. b. desolata is mostly restricted to native evergreen and some plantations of Araucaria cunninghamii and A. columnaris.

[3] The Mascarene paradise flycatcher feeds on a range of insects, including beetles, flies, dragonflies, moths, grasshoppers, and mayflies.

They usually feed alone, but may join flocks of white-eyes; this behaviour is more common on Réunion than Mauritius.

Two to three creamy or pink-white eggs, with rusty spots are laid and then incubated by both parents for 14–16 days.