Scientific name Trochocercus Higher classification Monarch flycatcher Order Passerine | Family Monarchidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Blue-mantled crested flycatcher, Blue-headed crested flycatcher | ||
Trochocercus is a genus of bird in the Monarchidae family. 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".
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Extant species
After three former species were transferred to the genus Elminia in 2009, the genus Trochocercus now contains the following two remaining species:
Former species
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Trochocercus:
References
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