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Carterornis
''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. Species The genus contains the following species: * White-eared monarch (''Carterornis leucotis'') * White-naped monarch (''Carterornis pileatus'') *Tanimbar monarch The Tanimbar monarch (''Carterornis castus''), or Loetoe monarch is a bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found in the Tanimbar Islands. Taxonomy and systematics This subspecies was formerly placed in the genus ''Monarcha'' ... (''Carterornis castus'') * Golden monarch (''Carterornis chrysomela'') References Monarchidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carterornis
''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. Species The genus contains the following species: * White-eared monarch (''Carterornis leucotis'') * White-naped monarch (''Carterornis pileatus'') *Tanimbar monarch The Tanimbar monarch (''Carterornis castus''), or Loetoe monarch is a bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found in the Tanimbar Islands. Taxonomy and systematics This subspecies was formerly placed in the genus ''Monarcha'' ... (''Carterornis castus'') * Golden monarch (''Carterornis chrysomela'') References Monarchidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarcha
''Monarcha'' is a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. They are found in Australia and Melanesia. Taxonomy and systematics The genus ''Monarcha'' was introduced by naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827 with the black-faced monarch (''Monarcha melanopsis'') as the type species. The genus formerly included many more species. Based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2005 nineteen species were moved to the resurrected genus '' Symposiachrus'' and three to ''Carterornis''. Extant species The genus ''Monarcha'' contains the following nine species: * Island monarch (''Monarcha cinerascens'') * Black-faced monarch (''Monarcha melanopsis'') * Black-winged monarch (''Monarcha frater'') * Bougainville monarch (''Monarcha erythrostictus'') * Chestnut-bellied monarch (''Monarcha castaneiventris'') * White-capped monarch (''Monarcha richardsii'') * Yap monarch (''Monarcha godeffroyi'') * Tinian monarch (''Monarcha takatsukasae'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-naped Monarch
The white-naped monarch (''Carterornis pileatus'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs in the Maluku Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Taxonomy and systematics This species was formerly placed in the genus ''Monarcha'' until moved to ''Carterornis'' in 2009. Some authorities have considered the white-naped monarch to be a subspecies of the white-eared monarch. Subspecies There are two subspecies recognized: * ''Carterornis pileatus pileatus'' - ( Salvadori, 1878): Found on Halmahera * ''Carterornis pileatus buruensis'' - ( Meyer, AB, 1884): Originally considered as a separate species in the genus ''Monarcha''. Found on Buru. The Tanimbar monarch ''(C. castus''), found on the Tanimbar Islands, was originally described as a separate species in the genus ''Monarcha'', reclassified as a subspecies of ''C. pileatus'', and again reclassified as a distinct species within ''Carterornis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanimbar Monarch
The Tanimbar monarch (''Carterornis castus''), or Loetoe monarch is a bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found in the Tanimbar Islands. Taxonomy and systematics This subspecies was formerly placed in the genus ''Monarcha'' until moved to ''Carterornis'' in 2009. While the Tanimbar monarch was formerly considered a subspecies of the white-naped monarch (''C. pileatus''), it is now considered a separate species. References Tanimbar monarch Birds of the Tanimbar Islands Tanimbar monarch Tanimbar monarch The Tanimbar monarch (''Carterornis castus''), or Loetoe monarch is a bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found in the Tanimbar Islands. Taxonomy and systematics This subspecies was formerly placed in the genus ''Monarcha'' ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic birds of Indonesia {{Monarchidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-eared Monarch
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. Gallery File:White-eared monarch strongrd.JPG, Dayboro, SE Queensland File:White-eared Monarch rushck.ogg, Rush Creek, SE Queensland, Australia File:White-eared Monarch aug08.ogv, Dayboro, SE Queensland, Australia References white-eared monarch Birds of Queensland Endemic birds of Australia white-eared monarch 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 whi ... Articles containing video clips Taxonomy articles created by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-eared Monarch
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. Gallery File:White-eared monarch strongrd.JPG, Dayboro, SE Queensland File:White-eared Monarch rushck.ogg, Rush Creek, SE Queensland, Australia File:White-eared Monarch aug08.ogv, Dayboro, SE Queensland, Australia References white-eared monarch Birds of Queensland Endemic birds of Australia white-eared monarch 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 whi ... Articles containing video clips Taxonomy articles created by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Monarch
The golden monarch (''Carterornis chrysomela'') is a species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The golden monarch displays marked sexual dimorphism, the male a striking golden colour with black mask, wings and tail, the female a golden or golden-olive colour. Both bear a characteristic 'teardrop' white pattern below the eye. Taxonomy and systematics The golden monarch was first described by French naturalist Prosper Garnot in 1827. It was originally described in the genus ''Muscicapa'' and then placed in the genus ''Monarcha'' until moved to ''Carterornis'' in 2009. The golden 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. They are not cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarchidae
The monarchs (family Monarchidae) comprise a family of over 100 passerine birds which includes shrikebills, paradise flycatchers, and magpie-larks. Monarchids are small insectivorous songbirds with long tails. They inhabit forest or woodland across sub-Saharan Africa, south-east Asia, Australasia and a number of Pacific islands. Only a few species migrate. Many species decorate their cup-shaped nests with lichen. Taxonomy and systematics Some of the one hundred or more species making up the family were previously assigned to other groups, largely on the basis of general morphology or behaviour. The magpie-lark, for example, was assigned to the same family as the white-winged chough, since both build unusual nests from mud rather than vegetable matter. That family, Grallinidae, is now considered a synonym of Monarchidae. It was formerly considered to have four species. The magpie-lark and the torrent-lark were moved into Monarchidae, into the genus ''Grallina'', on the basis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Mathews
Gregory Macalister Mathews Order of the British Empire, CBE FRSE FZS FLS (10 September 1876 – 27 March 1949) was an Australian-born amateur ornithologist who spent most of his later life in England. Life He was born in Biamble, New South Wales, Biamble in New South Wales the son of Robert H. Mathews. He was educated at The King's School, Parramatta. Mathews made his fortune in mining shares, and moved to England in 1902. In 1910 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were William Eagle Clarke, Ramsay Heatley Traquair, John Alexander Harvie-Brown and William Evans (naturalist), William Evans. Ornithology Mathews was a controversial figure in Australian ornithology. He was responsible for bringing trinomial nomenclature into local taxonomy, however he was regarded as an extreme splitter. He recognised large numbers of subspecies on scant evidence and few notes. The extinct Lord Howe Pigeon was described by Mathews in 1915, using a painting as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanesia
Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from Indonesia's New Guinea in the west to Fiji in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea. The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. It also includes the French oversea collectivity of New Caledonia, Indigenous Australians of the Torres Strait Islands and parts of Indonesia, most notably the provinces of Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, and West Papua. Almost all of the region is in the Southern Hemisphere; only a few small islands that are not politically considered part of Oceania—specifically the northwestern islands of Western New Guinea—lie in the Northern Hemisphere. The name ''Melanesia'' (in French, ''Mélanésie'') was first used in 1832 by French navigator Jules Dumont d'Urville: he coined the terms ''Melanesia'' and '' Micronesia'' along the preexisting '' Polyne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molecular Phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to determine the processes by which diversity among species has been achieved. The result of a molecular phylogenetic analysis is expressed in a phylogenetic tree. Molecular phylogenetics is one aspect of molecular systematics, a broader term that also includes the use of molecular data in taxonomy and biogeography. Molecular phylogenetics and molecular evolution correlate. Molecular evolution is the process of selective changes (mutations) at a molecular level (genes, proteins, etc.) throughout various branches in the tree of life (evolution). Molecular phylogenetics makes inferences of the evolutionary relationships that arise due to molecular evolution and results in the construction of a phylogenetic tree. History The theoretical framew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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