Symposiachrus
| Symposiachrus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Spectacled monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus Bonaparte, 1854 |
Symposiachrus is a genus of birds in the Monarchidae family. They are found in Australia and Melanesia.
Taxonomy and systematics
Symposiachrus was created in 2009 when nineteen species were split from the genus Monarcha, although this revised taxonomical arrangement is not yet recognized by all authorities.[1]
Species
It contains the following species:[2]
- Black monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris)
- Spot-winged monarch (Symposiachrus guttula)
- Black-bibbed monarch (Symposiachrus mundus)
- Flores monarch (Symposiachrus sacerdotum)
- Black-chinned monarch (Symposiachrus boanensis)
- Spectacled monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus)
- Moluccan monarch (Symposiachrus bimaculatus)
- White-tailed monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus)
- White-tipped monarch (Symposiachrus everetti)
- Black-tipped monarch (Symposiachrus loricatus)
- Kofiau monarch (Symposiachrus julianae)
- Biak monarch (Symposiachrus brehmii)
- Hooded monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis)
- Manus monarch (Symposiachrus infelix)
- Mussau monarch (Symposiachrus menckei)
- Black-tailed monarch (Symposiachrus verticalis)
- Solomons monarch (Symposiachrus barbatus)
- Kolombangara monarch (Symposiachrus browni)
- White-collared monarch (Symposiachrus vidua)
References
- ↑ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- David, N., and M. Gosselin. 2011. Gender agreement of avian species-group names under Article 31.2.2 of the ICZN Code. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 131: 103-115.
- Filardi, C.E., and R.G. Moyle. 2005. Single origin of a pan-Pacific bird group and upstream colonization of Australasia. Nature 438: 216-219.
- Filardi, C.E., and C.E. Smith. 2005. Molecular phylogenetics of monarch flycatchers (genus Monarcha) with emphasis on Solomon Island endemics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 776-788.
- Mayr, E., and J. Diamond. 2001. The birds of northern Melanesia. Speciation, ecology, and biogeography. Oxford University Press.
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