Biology:Trochocercus
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Trochocercus | |
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| Female blue-mantled crested flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Trochocercus Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa cyanomelas[1] Vieillot, 1818
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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 |
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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:
- Bedford's paradise flycatcher (as Trochocercus bedfordi)[4]
- Dusky crested flycatcher (as Trochocercus nigromitratus)[5]
- White-bellied crested flycatcher (as Trochocercus albiventris)[6]
- White-tailed crested flycatcher (as Trochocercus albicaudatus or Trochocercus albonotata)[7]
References
- ↑ "Monarchidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=150.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 391. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
- ↑ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archives/taxonomy-version-2/.
- ↑ "Terpsiphone bedfordi - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=6E2957C6A1049872.
- ↑ "Elminia nigromitrata - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=B01090EF9A91E123.
- ↑ "Elminia albiventris - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=329CF549A6AFDBCD.
- ↑ "Elminia albonotata - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=18ED74583A148C09.
Wikidata ☰ Q941671 entry
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