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Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus nitens

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestTiny · 12 g
Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus nitens), photo 1
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Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus nitens), photo 2
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Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus nitens), photo 3
Photo: Antoine Thivolle · CC BY 4.0

About the Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher

The blue-headed crested flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae, native to the African tropical forest.

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Where the Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher lives

Regular range
Ghana Uganda Cameroon Congo - Kinshasa Angola Sierra Leone Equatorial Guinea Côte d’Ivoire Gabon Nigeria Liberia Central African Republic Congo - Brazzaville Guinea

When to see the Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher

Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) Blue-mantled Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasThe blue-mantled crested flycatcher or African crested flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae found in eastern and south-eastern Africa.

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