Species profile
Western Crested-flycatcher
Trochocercus nitens
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are w, c.
- Scientific name
- Trochocercus nitens
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Trochocercus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Western Crested-flycatcher in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Monarchidae
- African Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)
- Annobon Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone smithii)
- Asiatic paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
- Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla)
- Bates's Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone batesi)
- Bedford's Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bedfordi)
- Biak Flycatcher (Myiagra atra)
- Biak Monarch (Symposiachrus brehmii)