Hypothymis

Hypothymis
Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms
  • Camiguinia
  • Cyanomyas
  • Cyanomyias

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]

Species

The genus contains four species:[5]

Male Female Common Name Scientific name Distribution
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.

References

  1. ^ "Monarchidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Boie, Friedrich (1826). "Generalübersicht". Isis von Oken (in German). 1826. Col 973.
  3. ^ Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 472.
  4. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  5. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Monarchs". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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