Monarcha
| Monarcha | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Black-faced monarch | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Monarcha Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 |
Monarcha is a genus of bird in the Monarchidae family. They are found in Australia and Melanesia.
Taxonomy and systematics
Twenty-two species were split from the genus Monarcha in 2009, with nineteen moved to the genus Symposiachrus and three to Carterornis, although not all authorities recognize these revised taxonomical arrangements.[1]
Species
The genus Monarcha contains the following nine species:[2]
- Rufous monarch (Monarcha rubiensis)
- Island monarch (Monarcha cinerascens)
- Black-faced monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)
- Black-winged monarch (Monarcha frater)
- Bougainville monarch (Monarcha erythrostictus)
- Chestnut-bellied monarch (Monarcha castaneiventris)
- White-capped monarch (Monarcha richardsii)
- Yap monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi)
- Tinian monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae)
References
- ↑ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Monarchs « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
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