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Trochocercus

Trochocercus is a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. Described by Jean Cabanis in 1850, the name Trochocercus is a combination of the Greek words trokhos meaning "circular" or "round" and kerkos, meaning "tail".

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Trochocercus
Female blue-mantled crested flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Trochocercus
Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Muscicapa cyanomelas1
Vieillot, 1818

Trochocercus is a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. Described by Jean Cabanis in 1850, the name Trochocercus is a combination of the Greek words trokhos meaning "circular" or "round" and kerkos, meaning "tail".2

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

After three former species were transferred to the genus Elminia in 2009, the genus Trochocercus now contains the following two remaining species:3

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Trochocercus cyanomelas Blue-mantled crested flycatcher south-eastern Africa
Trochocercus nitens Blue-headed crested flycatcher African tropical rainforest

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Trochocercus:

References

References

  1. "Monarchidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 391. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  4. "Terpsiphone bedfordi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  5. "Elminia nigromitrata - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  6. "Elminia albiventris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  7. "Elminia albonotata - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-07.