Carterornis
Genus of birds
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Carterornis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae that are found in Australia and Melanesia.
| Carterornis | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
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. | |
_(cropped).jpg) | Golden monarch | Carterornis chrysomela | New Guinea. |
