Blue-headed crested flycatcher

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

Blue-headed crested flycatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Trochocercus
Species:
T. nitens
Binomial name
Trochocercus nitens
Cassin, 1859
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Terpsiphone nitens

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
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Trochocercus nitens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707061A94104860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707061A94104860.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.