Trochocercus
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:| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
| Trochocercus cyanomelas | Blue-mantled crested flycatcher | south-eastern Africa | |
| Trochocercus nitens | Blue-headed crested flycatcher | African tropical rainforest |