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:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Trochocercus cyanomelasBlue-mantled crested flycatchersouth-eastern Africa
Trochocercus nitensBlue-headed crested flycatcherAfrican tropical rainforest

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species as species within the genus Trochocercus: