The Rufous Paradise Flycatcher occurs in the southern Philippines and Talaud Islands under Avibase's cinnamomea/talautensis grouping. It catches insects in forest habitat.
Oiseaux.net lists an approximate species-account length of 21 cm for the Rufous Paradise Flycatcher.
The species-page ecology summary places it in lowland forest and second growth up to 1,200 m and describes it catching aerial invertebrates in short flights. The data are not split by subspecies.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.