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Trochocercus
Sign in to saveTrochocercus 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".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMonarchidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Collections
- UMZC, NHMUK, LSUMZ
- Recorded in
- Zambia, Gambia, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana, Australia
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Monarchidae
- Image
- African Crested-Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas).jpg
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- Category:Trochocercus
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- Trochocercus
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy and systematics
- Extant species
- Former species
- References
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".
==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: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name!! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px|| Trochocercus cyanomelas||Blue-mantled crested flycatcher || south-eastern Africa |- ||| Trochocercus nitens||Blue-headed crested flycatcher|| African tropical rainforest |- |}
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