Arses (genus)
| Arses | |
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| Frill-necked monarch, Arses lorealis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Arses Lesson, 1831 |
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Arses is a genus of monarch flycatchers in the family Monarchidae. The genus is restricted to forest and second growth on the island of New Guinea, a few surrounding islands and northern Queensland. The genus is separated by their frilled necks, fleshy blue eye wattles and delicate pendent nests. They also have a distinctive foraging technique, hopping up tree trunks in a spiral fashion.
Taxonomy
Four species are recognized, however some authorities consider the ochre-collared monarch and the frill-necked monarch as subspecies of the frilled monarch.[1][2][3]
- Ochre-collared monarch, Arses insularis
- Frilled monarch, Arses telescopthalmus
- Frill-necked monarch, Arses lorealis
- Pied monarch, Arses kaupi
References
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- ↑ "Arses insularis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "Arses lorealis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- Clement, P (2006) Family Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers); in del Hoyo J, Elliott A & Christie D eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol 11 Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions, Barecelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-06-4
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