Hypothymis
Hypothymis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae.
| Hypothymis | |
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| Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Hypothymis F. Boie, 1826 |
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The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) as the type species.[1][2] The word Hypothymis is from the Ancient Greek hupothumis, the name of an unidentified bird mentioned by the playwright Aristophanes.[3]
The genus contains four species:[4]
- Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
- Pale-blue monarch (Hypothymis puella)
- Short-crested monarch (Hypothymis helenae)
- Celestial monarch (Hypothymis coelestis)
References
- Boie, Friedrich (1826). "Generalübersicht". Isis von Oken (in German). Col 973.
- Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 472.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Monarchs". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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