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 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:
MaleFemaleCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Black-naped monarchHypothymis azureatropical southern Asia from Iran and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines
Pale-blue monarchHypothymis puellaeastern Indonesia.
Short-crested monarchHypothymis helenaePhilippines.
Celestial monarchHypothymis coelestisPhilippines.