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Arses (bird)
''Arses'' is a genus of monarch flycatchers in the family Monarchidae. The genus is restricted to forest and second growth on the island of New Guinea, a few surrounding islands and northern Queensland, Australia. The genus is separated by their frilled necks, fleshy blue eye wattles and delicate pendent nests. They also have a distinctive foraging technique, hopping up tree trunks in a spiral fashion. Taxonomy The genus ''Arses'' was introduced by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1831. The type species was subsequently designated as the frilled monarch (''Arses telescopthalmus'') by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus name is from the Persian king Arses who ruled from 338 until 336 BC. The genus contains four species: * Ochre-collared monarch (''Arses insularis'') *Frilled monarch (''Arses telescopthalmus'') *Frill-necked monarch (''Arses lorealis'') *Pied monarch The pied monarch (''Arses kaupi'') is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frill-necked Monarch
The frill-necked monarch (''Arses lorealis'') is a species of passerida, songbird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the rainforests of the northern Cape York Peninsula in Australia. Taxonomy and systematics The frill-necked monarch was first described in 1895 by English ornithologist and ex-clergyman Charles Walter De Vis, from a specimen collected by Kendall Broadbent that year. However, undescribed specimens had existed in the Macleay Museum in Sydney and the National Museum in Melbourne for twenty years beforehand. The first eggs were collected by H. G. Barnard the following year in Somerset, Cape York. The frill-necked monarch is a member of a group of birds termed monarch flycatchers. This group is considered either as a subfamily Monarchinae, together with the fantails as part of the drongo family Dicruridae, or as a family Monarchidae in its own right. Molecular research in the late 1980s and early 1990s revealed the monarchs belong to a large group of mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frilled Monarch
The frilled monarch (''Arses telescopthalmus'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. As currently defined, its range is restricted to forest on New Guinea and nearby smaller islands, but historically it has included some or all of the remaining members of the genus ''Arses'' as subspecies. Taxonomy and systematics This species was originally described in the genus ''Muscicapa''. Some authorities consider the ochre-collared monarch and the frill-necked monarch as subspecies of the frilled monarch. Alternate names include the Australian frilled monarch and frilled flycatcher. Subspecies Five subspecies are recognized: * ''A. t. batantae'' - Sharpe, 1879: Formerly classified by some authorities as a subspecies of the frill-necked monarch. Found on Batanta and Waigeo (western Papuan islands) * ''A. t. telescopthalmus'' - (Lesson & Garnot, 1827): Found on Salawati and Misool (western Papuan islands) and north-western New Guinea * ''A. t. aruensis'' - Sharpe, 1879: Former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arses (bird)
''Arses'' is a genus of monarch flycatchers in the family Monarchidae. The genus is restricted to forest and second growth on the island of New Guinea, a few surrounding islands and northern Queensland, Australia. The genus is separated by their frilled necks, fleshy blue eye wattles and delicate pendent nests. They also have a distinctive foraging technique, hopping up tree trunks in a spiral fashion. Taxonomy The genus ''Arses'' was introduced by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1831. The type species was subsequently designated as the frilled monarch (''Arses telescopthalmus'') by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus name is from the Persian king Arses who ruled from 338 until 336 BC. The genus contains four species: * Ochre-collared monarch (''Arses insularis'') *Frilled monarch (''Arses telescopthalmus'') *Frill-necked monarch (''Arses lorealis'') *Pied monarch The pied monarch (''Arses kaupi'') is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pied Monarch
The pied monarch (''Arses kaupi'') is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family, Monarchidae. It is endemic to coastal Queensland in Australia. Taxonomy and systematics The pied monarch was described by John Gould in 1851, who deliberated on placing it in a genus by itself on account of its feet and eye ring. The nest and eggs were undescribed until collected by Robert Hislop on 3 December 1894 near Bloomfield River. The pied monarch is closely related to and forms a superspecies with the two other species of monarch flycatcher in the genus ''Arses''. Two subspecies are recognised, however they two intergrade where their ranges meet at Mossman, and they could be treated as a monotypic species. The monarch flycatchers are classified either as a subfamily Monarchinae, together with the fantails as part of the drongo family Dicruridae, or as a family Monarchidae in its own right. Molecular research in the late 1980s and early 1990s revealed the monarchs belong to a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |