Carterornis Explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[3]

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
		Carterornis leucotis	north-eastern Australia.
		Carterornis pileatus	Maluku Islands.
		Carterornis castus^[4]	Tanimbar Islands.
		Carterornis chrysomela	New Guinea.

Notes and References

1. Filardi . C.E. . Smith . C.E. . 2005 . Molecular phylogenetics of monarch flycatchers (genus Monarcha) with emphasis on Solomon Island endemics . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 37 . 776–788 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.02.007 .
2. Mathews . Gregory . Gregory Mathews . 1912 . Austral Avian Record . New generic names for Australian birds . 1 . 5 . 105-117 [111] .
3. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Monarchs . World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 29 October 2019 .
4. Web site: Species Updates – IOC World Bird List. 2021-06-04. en-US.