Biology:Blue-headed crested flycatcher

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Short description: Species of bird

Blue-headed crested flycatcher
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.136219 1 - Trochocercus nitens reichenowi Sharpe, 1904 - Monarchidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Trochocercus
Species:
T. nitens
Binomial name
Trochocercus nitens
Cassin, 1859
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Terpsiphone nitens

The blue-headed crested flycatcher (Trochocercus nitens) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae, native to the African tropical forest.

Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, some authorities have placed the blue-headed crested flycatcher in the genus Terpsiphone. Alternate names include the blue-headed flycatcher and blue-headed paradise-flycatcher.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Upper Guinea blue-headed crested flycatcher (T. n. reichenowi) - Sharpe, 1904: Originally described as a separate species. Found from Guinea to Togo
  • T. n. nitens - Cassin, 1859: Found from Nigeria to southern Sudan, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and northwestern Angola

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1923042 entry