Trochocercus

Trochocercus is a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. Described by Jean Cabanis in 1850, the name Trochocercus is a combination of the Greek words trokhos meaning "circular" or "round" and kerkos, meaning "tail".

==Taxonomy and systematics== ===Extant species=== After three former species were transferred to the genus Elminia in 2009, the genus Trochocercus now contains the following two remaining species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name!! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px|| Trochocercus cyanomelas||Blue-mantled crested flycatcher || south-eastern Africa |- ||| Trochocercus nitens||Blue-headed crested flycatcher|| African tropical rainforest |- |}