Hypothymis

Hypothymis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae.

The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) as the type species. The word Hypothymis  is from the Ancient Greek hupothumis, the name of an unidentified bird mentioned by the playwright Aristophanes.

Species
The genus contains four species: