Order Passeriformes Higher classification Trochocercus | Phylum Chordata Family Monarchidae Scientific name Trochocercus cyanomelas Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Trochocercus, Olive bushshrike, Cape batis, Scaly‑throated honeyguide | ||
The blue-mantled crested flycatcher or African crested flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae found in eastern and south-eastern Africa.
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The blue-mantled crested flycatcher was originally described in the genus Muscicapa and some authorities have also classified it in the genus Terpsiphone. Alternate names for the black-naped monarch include blue-mantled flycatcher, blue-mantled paradise-flycatcher, Cape crested-flycatcher and crested flycatcher.
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized:
References
Blue-mantled crested flycatcher Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA