Trochocercus

Trochocercus
Female blue-mantled crested flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Trochocercus Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Muscicapa cyanomelas [1] 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:

• 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

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.