Biology:Carterornis

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Short description: Genus of birds

Carterornis
Monarcha leucotis.jpg
White-eared monarch (Carterornis leucotis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Carterornis
Mathews, 1912
Type species
Monarcha leucotis[1]
Gould, 1850

Carterornis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae that are found in Australia and Melanesia.

Taxonomy

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

The genus contains the following species:[4]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
White-eared Monarch Laceys Nov07.JPG White-eared monarch Carterornis leucotis north-eastern Australia.
White-naped monarch Carterornis pileatus Maluku Islands.
Tanimbar monarch Carterornis castus[5] Tanimbar Islands.
Golden Monarch (Monarcha chrysomela) (cropped).jpg Golden monarch Carterornis chrysomela New Guinea.

References

  1. "Monarchidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=150. 
  2. 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. 
  3. Mathews, Gregory (1912). "New generic names for Australian birds". Austral Avian Record 1 (5): 105-117 [111]. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33339694. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Monarchs". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/monarchs/. Retrieved 29 October 2019. 
  5. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/species-updates/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2000404 entry