Hypothymis | |
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Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Monarchidae |
Genus: |
Hypothymis F. Boie, 1826 |
Type species | |
Muscicapa caerulea
[1] Gmelin, 1788
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Synonyms | |
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Hypothymis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae.
The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) as the type species. [2] [3] The word Hypothymis is from the Ancient Greek hupothumis, the name of an unidentified bird mentioned by the playwright Aristophanes. [4]
The genus contains four species: [5]
Male | Female | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Black-naped monarch | Hypothymis azurea | tropical southern Asia from Iran and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines | ||
Pale-blue monarch | Hypothymis puella | eastern Indonesia. | ||
Short-crested monarch | Hypothymis helenae | Philippines. | ||
Celestial monarch | Hypothymis coelestis | Philippines. |
Hypothymis | |
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Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Monarchidae |
Genus: |
Hypothymis F. Boie, 1826 |
Type species | |
Muscicapa caerulea
[1] Gmelin, 1788
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Synonyms | |
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Hypothymis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae.
The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) as the type species. [2] [3] The word Hypothymis is from the Ancient Greek hupothumis, the name of an unidentified bird mentioned by the playwright Aristophanes. [4]
The genus contains four species: [5]
Male | Female | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Black-naped monarch | Hypothymis azurea | tropical southern Asia from Iran and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines | ||
Pale-blue monarch | Hypothymis puella | eastern Indonesia. | ||
Short-crested monarch | Hypothymis helenae | Philippines. | ||
Celestial monarch | Hypothymis coelestis | Philippines. |