Short-crested monarch

Short-crested monarch
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Hypothymis
Species: H. helenae
Binomial name
Hypothymis helenae
(Steere, 1890)

The short-crested monarch (Hypothymis helenae) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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