Blue Monarchs
Hypothymis
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. The word Hypothymis is from the Ancient Greek hupothumis, the name of an unidentified bird mentioned by the playwright Aristophanes.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Black-naped Monarch
speciesHypothymis azurea
Pale-blue Monarch
speciesHypothymis puella
Short-crested Monarch
speciesHypothymis helenae
Celestial Monarch
speciesHypothymis coelestis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8545.