Hypothymis

Hypothymis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae.

The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) as the type species. The word Hypothymis is from the Ancient Greek hupothumis, the name of an unidentified bird mentioned by the playwright Aristophanes. ==Species== The genus contains four species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Male !! Female !! Common name!! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px ||120px ||Black-naped monarch ||Hypothymis azurea||tropical southern Asia from Iran and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines |- |120px ||120px||Pale-blue monarch ||Hypothymis puella|| eastern Indonesia. |- | || ||Short-crested monarch ||Hypothymis helenae|| Philippines. |- |120px || ||Celestial monarch ||Hypothymis coelestis||Philippines. |- |}