White-eared monarch

White-eared monarch
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Carterornis
Species:	C. leucotis
Binomial name
Carterornis leucotis (Gould, 1850) [2]
Synonyms
Monarcha leucotis (protonym)

The white-eared monarch (Carterornis leucotis), or white-eared flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to north-eastern Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The white-eared monarch was originally described in the genus Monarcha until moved to Carterornis in 2009. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Dayboro, SE Queensland
• Rush Creek, SE Queensland, Australia
• Dayboro, SE Queensland, Australia

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Carterornis leucotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22707261A94114035. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707261A94114035.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Gould, 1850. Monarcha leucotis (protonym). Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Part 18 (1850), no. 213, p. 201. BHL
3. "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.