• Synonyms Cape Crested Flycatcher, African Crested Flycatcher, Blue-mantled Crested-Flycatcher, Blue-mantled Paradise-flycatcher, Crested Flycatcher, Crested-Flycatcher, Cape Crested-Flycatcher, Blue-mantled Paradise Flycatcher, Bluemantled Flycatcher, African Crested-Flycatcher, Blue-mantled Flycatcher
  • Old latin name for bird Muscicapa cyanomelas, Terpsiphone cyanomelas

Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zimbabwe
  • 5.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Kenya
  • 7.
    Song, © Niall Perrins
    Mozambique
  • 8.
    Call, © Anton Pigge
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 11.
    Call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion e, se

Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Trochocercus cyanomelas bivittatusSomalia to e Tanzania-No
Trochocercus cyanomelas cyanomelass, se South Africa-No
Trochocercus cyanomelas megalolophusMalawi and n Mozambique to Zimbabwe and e KwaZulu-Natal (ne South Africa)-No
Trochocercus cyanomelas segreguse Northern Prov. and w KwaZulu-Natal (ne South Africa)-No
Trochocercus cyanomelas vivaxUganda and nw Tanzania to se DR Congo and n, w Zambia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBloukuifvlieevanger, Bloukuifvlieëvanger
Catalanmonarca del Cap
Chinese非洲凤头鹟
Chinese (Traditional)南非鳳頭鶲
Croatianjužnoafrički monarh
CzechLejskovec cernomodrý, lejskovec černomodrý
DanishSorthovedet Topmonark
DutchKaapse Kuifmonarch
Finnishtöyhtöparatiisimonarkki
FrenchGobemouche huppé du Cap, Trochocerchus cyanomelas, Tchitrec du Cap, Gobemouche à manteau bleu
GermanBlaumantel-Haubenschnäpper, Blaumantel-Paradiesschnäpper, Blaumantel-Schopfschnäpper, Kapmonarch
ItalianPigliamosche crestato del Capo, Pigliamosche crestato dorsoblu, Pigliamosche crestato africano
Japaneseメスホシカンムリヒタキ, カンムリヒタキ
Lithuanianmėlynskraistė kuoduotoji musinukė
Norwegianhvitvingemonark
Norwegian NynorskKvitvengmonark
Polishmuchodławka czubata, muchodlawka czubata
PortuguesePapa-moscas-de-poupa, monarca-do-cabo
RussianУльтрамариновая хохлатая мухоловка, Хохлатый монарх
SerbianAfrička ćubasta muharica
Slovakvípkar čepcový
SpanishMonarca Copetón, Monarca morado meridional, Monarca de El Cabo
SwahiliChechele-kishungi Mbawa-buluu
Swedishvitvingad monark
TurkishKap Monarkı
Ukrainianмонарх східний
XhosaIgotyi