Trochocercus
{{Short description|Genus of birds}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Trochocercus
| image = African Crested-Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas).jpg
| image_caption = Female blue-mantled crested flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas)
| taxon = Trochocercus
| authority = Cabanis, 1851
| type_species = Muscicapa cyanomelas{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=150 |title= Monarchidae |author= |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-07-16}}
| type_species_authority = 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".
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:{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archives/taxonomy-version-2/|title=Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|access-date=2016-10-23}}
| 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 |
=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){{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=6E2957C6A1049872|title=Terpsiphone bedfordi - Avibase|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2017-01-07}}
- Dusky crested flycatcher (as Trochocercus nigromitratus){{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=B01090EF9A91E123|title=Elminia nigromitrata - Avibase|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2017-01-07}}
- White-bellied crested flycatcher (as Trochocercus albiventris){{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=329CF549A6AFDBCD|title=Elminia albiventris - Avibase|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2017-01-07}}
- White-tailed crested flycatcher (as Trochocercus albicaudatus or Trochocercus albonotata){{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=18ED74583A148C09|title=Elminia albonotata - Avibase|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2017-01-07}}
References
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Category:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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