Carterornis

Carterornis
White-eared monarch (Carterornis leucotis)
Scientific classification
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	Carterornis leucotis	north-eastern Australia.
	White-naped monarch	Carterornis pileatus	Maluku Islands.
	Tanimbar monarch	Carterornis castus [5]	Tanimbar Islands.
	Golden monarch	Carterornis chrysomela	New Guinea.

References

1. "Monarchidae". aviansystematics.org. The 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. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Monarchs". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
5. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 2021-06-04.