Blue-headed crested flycatcher
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Trochocercus |
| Species: | T. nitens
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| Trochocercus nitens Cassin, 1859
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The blue-headed crested flycatcher (Trochocercus nitens) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae, native to the African tropical forest.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]Formerly, some authorities have placed the blue-headed crested flycatcher in the genus Terpsiphone. Alternate names include the blue-headed flycatcher and blue-headed paradise-flycatcher.
Subspecies
[edit]Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Upper Guinea blue-headed crested flycatcher (T. n. reichenowi) - Sharpe, 1904: Originally described as a separate species. Found from Guinea to Togo
- T. n. nitens - Cassin, 1859: Found from Nigeria to southern Sudan, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and northwestern Angola
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Trochocercus nitens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707061A94104860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707061A94104860.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.
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