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Short-crested Monarch

Hypothymis helenae
Family
Monarch Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
shcmon1, SCMO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMonarch Flycatchers (Monarchidae)
SpeciesHypothymis helenae
Codesshcmon1, SCMO
Identification

The Short-crested Monarch (Hypothymis helenae) 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 shcmon1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Monarch Flycatchers
Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus nitens
African Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus cyanomelas
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Pale-blue Monarch
Hypothymis puella
Celestial Monarch
Hypothymis coelestis
Blue Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone cyanescens
Short-crested Monarch photo
(c) Carmelo López Abad, kai kurios teisės saugomos (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Hypothymis helenae

Family: Monarch Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: shcmon1