Hypothymis coelestis (Celestial Monarch)

Celestial Monarch

Hypothymis coelestis Tweeddale, 1877

The celestial monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae, and one of the most attractive of all the monarch flycatchers, with its spectacular blue crest and large greenish-yellow wattle. It is endemic to the Philippines with its extant range being in Luzon, Samar, Mindanao Tawi-Tawi and Basilan and it being possibly extinct on Negros and Sibuyan Island. It is often observed in mixed flocks with other birds such as blue fantails, rusty-crowned babblers, rufous paradise flycatchers, both short-crested monarchs and black-naped monarchs and other small forest birds. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests up to 750 masl. It is one of the most sought after birds by birdwatchers in the Philippines and in the world. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Monarchidae
Genus:
   Hypothymis
Scientific:
  Hypothymis coelestis

Original description

Citation:
Tweeddale, 1877

Reference:
Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(4) p.536

Protonym:
Hypothymis coelestis

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15686661

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
86A673A13D075722

Avibase ID:
avibase-86A673A1

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/86A673A1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560553

VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

Hypothymis coelestis: Philippine Islands

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Celestial Monarch
Catalan:
monarca celestial
Czech:
lejskovec blankytný
Danish:
Himmelblå Monark
German:
Himmelsmonarch
Spanish:
Monarca Celeste
Spanish (Spain):
Monarca Celeste
Finnish:
filippiiniensinimonarkki
French:
Tchitrec céleste
Croatian:
kukmasti monarh
Italian:
Monarca celestiale
Japanese (romaji):
eboshifujiirohitaki
Japanese:
エボシフジイロヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Paprastasis žydrasis monarchas
Dutch:
Hemelsblauwe Monarch
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Celestmonark
Norwegian:
Celestmonark
Polish:
monarszyk długoczuby
Portuguese:
monarca-celeste
Russian:
Небесный монарх
Slovak:
vípkar kobaltový
Swedish:
långtofsad monark
Ukrainian:
Монаршик довгочубий
Chinese:
仙王鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
仙藍王鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Celestial Monarch ( Hypothymis coelestis) [version 1]
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Celestial Monarch ( Hypothymis coelestis) [version 1]
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Celestial Monarch ( Hypothymis coelestis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Tchitrec céleste ( Hypothymis coelestis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tchitrec céleste ( Hypothymis coelestis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Celestial Blue Monarch ( Hypothymis coelestis) [version 1]
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Celestial Blue Monarch ( Hypothymis coelestis) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club: Celestial Monarch ( Hypothymis coelestis) [version 1]
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hypothymis coelestis [version 1]
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms

Catalan: monarca celestial
Czech: Lejskovec blankytný
Danish: Himmelblå Monark
German: Himmelschnäpper, Himmelsmonarch, Himmelsschnäpper
English: Celestial Blue Monarch, Celestial Blue-Monarch, Celestial Monarch
English, HBW: Celestial Monarch
English (IOC): Celestial Monarch
English (United States): Celestial Monarch
Spanish: Monarca Azul Celeste, Monarca Celeste
Spanish (Spain): Monarca Celeste
Spanish (HBW): Celestial Monarch
Finnish: Filippiiniensinimonarkki
French: Gobemouche céleste, Tchitrec céleste
Croatian: kukmasti monarh
Italian: Monarca azzurra del cielo, Monarca celestiale
Japanese (romaji): eboshifujiirohitaki
Japanese: エボシフジイロヒタキ
Scientific: Hypothymis coelestis, Hypothymis coelestis coelestis, Hypothymis coelestis rabori
Lithuanian: Paprastasis žydrasis monarchas
Dutch: Hemelsblauwe Monarch
Norwegian Nynorsk: Celestmonark
Norwegian: Celestmonark
Polish: monarszyk dlugoczuby, monarszyk długoczuby
Portuguese: monarca-celeste
Portuguese (Portugal): monarca-celestial
Russian: Небесный монарх
Slovak: vípkar kobaltový, vípkár kobaltový
Swedish: Himmelsblå monark, långtofsad monark
Turkish: Tepeli mavi monark
Ukrainian: Монаршик довгочубий
Chinese: 仙王鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 仙藍王鶲