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Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus nitens
Family
Monarch Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
bhcfly1, WECF, BHCF, WCFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMonarch Flycatchers (Monarchidae)
SpeciesTrochocercus nitens
Codesbhcfly1, WECF, BHCF, WCFL
Identification

The Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus nitens) is a member of the Monarch Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code bhcfly1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Monarch Flycatchers
African Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus cyanomelas
Short-crested Monarch
Hypothymis helenae
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Pale-blue Monarch
Hypothymis puella
Celestial Monarch
Hypothymis coelestis
Blue Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone cyanescens
Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Trochocercus nitens

Family: Monarch Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: bhcfly1