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Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus cyanomelas(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)

English (US) Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher

The Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Trochocercus cyanomelas
Family
Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Muscicapa cyanomelas
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Type locality
Auteniquoi ex Levaillant = Knysna district, Cape Province.
Original description
Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 21 p.473

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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