Carterornis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae that are found in Australia and Melanesia.
| Carterornis | |
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| White-eared monarch (Carterornis leucotis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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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. | |
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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: 776–788. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.02.007.
- ^ 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.
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