Conservation and Management

The two subspecies groups have been considered separate species by BirdLife International and have been evaluated separately; both are rated Least Concern and are considered not globally threatened despite being generally uncommon (see BirdLife factsheets for Northern Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher and Southern Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher).

Habitat Loss and Degradation

As early as 1959, T. c. unirufa was suspected to have disappeared from Cebu due to deforestation (57 Rabor, D. S. (1959). The impact of deforestation on birds of Cebu, Philippines, with new records for that island. Auk 76(1):37–43. Close ), and it seems to have disappeared from Negros Island sometime after 1991, probably also due to widespread loss of lowland forest habitats (59 Brooks, T. M., T. D. Evans, G. C. L. Dutson, G. Q. A. Anderson, D. C. Asane, R. J. Timmins, and A. G. Toledo (1992). The conservation status of the birds of Negros, Philippines. Bird Conservation International 2(4):273–302. Close , 31 Allen, D. (2006). New records and other observations of birds on the island of Tablas, Romblon province, Philippines. Forktail 22:77–84. Close ). Conversely, the conversion of most forest to other habitat types on the Talaud Islands does not seem to have had a negative impact on any Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher populations (77 Teguh, H., and W. N. Effendi (2017). Burung-Burung Bersebaran Terbatas di Kepulauan Sangihe-Talaud Taksonomi, Populasi, dan Keterancamannya. Balai Konservasi Sumer Daya Alam Sulawesi Utara, Manado. Close ).

Conservation Measures and Habitat Management

Terpsiphone c. cinnamomea is found in all five watersheds surveyed in Samar National Park (74 Patindol, T. A. (2016). Post biological assessment of faunal resources in the Samar Island Natural Park. Annals of Tropical Research 38(2):52–73. Close ) and is also present at low abundances in Pasonanca National Park, Zamboanga City, Mindanao (75 Paguntalan, L. M. J., P. G. Jakosalem, M. Lagerqvist, J. Nordin, G. Fernandez, M. de la Cruz, and A. Baysa (2011). Bird observations on the Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines. Forktail 27:15–22. Close ).