• Synonyms Blue-headed Paradise Flycatcher, Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher, Blue-headed Flycatcher, Western Crested-flycatcher, Blue headed Crested Flycatcher, Blue-headed Paradise-flycatcher
  • Old latin name for bird Terpsiphone nitens

Blue-headed Crested Flycatcherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ghana
  • 2.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 3.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 4.
    Call, © Louis Boon
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Call, song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Sierra Leone
  • 6.
    Song, © Brian Cox
    Nigeria
  • 7.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 8.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 9.
    Song, © Gabriel A. Jamie
    Ghana
  • 10.
    Song, © Brian Cox
    Nigeria
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c

Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Trochocercus nitens nitensNigeria to s Sudan, Uganda, DR Congo and nw Angola-No
Trochocercus nitens reichenowiGuinea to Togo-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmonarca capblau
Chinese蓝头凤头鹟
Chinese (Traditional)藍頭鳳頭鶲
Croatiansivotrbi monarh
Czechlejskovec modrohlavý
DanishBlåhovedet Topmonark
DutchBlauwkopkuifmonarch, Blauwkop-kuifmonarch
Finnishteräsparatiisimonarkki
FrenchTchitrec noir, Gobemouche éclatant, Gobemouche noir huppé, Gobemouche huppé noir
GermanSchwarzkopfmonarch, Glanz-Haubenschnäpper, Glanzhaubenschnäpper
ItalianPigliamosche crestato testablu
Japaneseアオカンムリヒタキ, テリカンムリヒタキ
Lithuanianmėlyngalvė kuoduotoji musinukė
Norwegianblåhodemonark
Norwegian NynorskBlåhovudmonark
Polishmuchodlawka stalowa, muchodławka stalowa
PortuguesePapa-moscas-de-cabeça-azul, monarca-brilhante
RussianЧубатый монарх, Синеголовая хохлатая мухоловка
SerbianPlavoglava ćubasta muharica
Slovakvípkar chochlatý, vípkár chochlatý
SpanishMonarca de Cabeza Azul, Monarca brillante
Swedishblåhuvad monark
TurkishLacivert Tepeli Monark
Ukrainianмонарх західний