Blue-headed crested-flycatcher
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Trochocercus |
| Species: | T. nitens |
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Trochocercus nitens Cassin, 1859 |
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The blue-headed crested flycatcher (Trochocercus nitens) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae found in western and central Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Formerly, some authorities have placed the blue-headed crested flycatcher in the genus Terpsiphone. Alternate names include the blue-headed flycatcher and blue-headed paradise-flycatcher.
Two subspecies are recognized:
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