Hypothymis
Genus of birds
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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 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa caerulea[1] Gmelin, 1788 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.[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 |
 | _female_on_nest.jpg) | Pale-blue monarch | Hypothymis puella | eastern Indonesia. |
| Short-crested monarch | Hypothymis helenae | Philippines. | ||
 | Celestial monarch | Hypothymis coelestis | Philippines. | |
