Carterornis
Appearance
Carterornis | |
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White-eared monarch (Carterornis leucotis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Monarchidae |
Genus: | Carterornis Mathews, 1912 |
Type species | |
Monarcha leucotis[1] Gould, 1850
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Carterornis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae that are found in Australia and Melanesia.
Taxonomy
[edit]When the genus Monarcha was split based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2005, 3 species were moved to the resurrected genus Carterornis. The genus had originally been introduced by the Australian born ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1912 with the white-eared monarch (Carterornis leucotis) as the type species.[2][3][4]
Species
[edit]The genus contains the following species:[4]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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White-eared monarch | Carterornis leucotis | north-eastern Australia. | |
White-naped monarch | Carterornis pileatus | Maluku Islands. | |
Tanimbar monarch | Carterornis castus[5] | Tanimbar Islands. | |
Golden monarch | Carterornis chrysomela | New Guinea. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Monarchidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Filardi, C.E.; Smith, C.E. (2005). "Molecular phylogenetics of monarch flycatchers (genus Monarcha) with emphasis on Solomon Island endemics". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 37 (3): 776–788. Bibcode:2005MolPE..37..776F. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.02.007. PMID 16291094.
- ^ Mathews, Gregory (1912). "New generic names for Australian birds". Austral Avian Record. 1 (5): 105–117 [111].
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Monarchs". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-04.