Carterornis

Carterornis
White-eared monarch (Carterornis leucotis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Carterornis
Mathews, 1912
Type species
Monarcha leucotis
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. The genus name honors English ornithologist Thomas Carter (1863–1931).

Species

The genus contains the following species:

ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
White-eared monarchCarterornis leucotisnorth-eastern Australia.
White-naped monarchCarterornis pileatusMaluku Islands.
Tanimbar monarchCarterornis castusTanimbar Islands.
Golden monarchCarterornis chrysomelaNew Guinea.

References

  1. ↑ "Monarchidae". Howard & Moore Checklist Online. Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  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 (3): 776–788. Bibcode:2005MolPE..37..776F. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.02.007. PMID 16291094.
  3. ↑ Mathews, Gregory (1912). "New generic names for Australian birds". Austral Avian Record. 1 (5): 105–117 [111].
  4. 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Monarchs". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Jobling, James A. "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-04.