Black-winged monarch

Species of bird

Black-winged monarch
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Monarcha
Species:
M. frater
Binomial name
Monarcha frater
P.L. Sclater, 1874
Subspecies

See text

Naturalis Biodiversity Center specimen

The black-winged monarch (Monarcha frater) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Australia and on New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the black-winged monarch include the black-chinned flycatcher, black-chinned monarch, black-winged flycatcher and black-winged monarch flycatcher. The alternate name 'black-chinned monarch' should not be confused with the species of the same name, Symposiachrus boanensis.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • M. f. frater – P.L. Sclater, 1874: Found in north-western New Guinea
  • M. f. kunupi – Hartert & Paludan, 1934: Found in west-central New Guinea
  • M. f. periophthalmicus – Sharpe, 1882: Originally described as a separate species. Found in central and south-eastern New Guinea
  • Pearly monarch (M. f. canescens) or pearly flycatcher – Salvadori, 1876: Originally described as a separate species. Found on islands in the Torres Strait and north-eastern Australia

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Monarcha frater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22707240A111241893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22707240A111241893.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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Extant monarch flycatchers (family: Monarchidae)
Subfamily Terpsiphoninae
Hypothymis
  • Black-naped monarch (H. azurea)
  • Pale-blue monarch (H. puella)
  • Short-crested monarch (H. helenae)
  • Celestial monarch (H. coelestis)
Trochocercus
  • Blue-mantled crested flycatcher (T. cyanomelas)
  • Blue-headed crested flycatcher (T. nitens)
Terpsiphone
(Paradise flycatchers)
  • Bedford's paradise flycatcher (T. bedfordi)
  • Rufous-vented paradise flycatcher (T. rufocinerea)
  • Red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer)
  • Annobón paradise flycatcher (T. smithii)
  • Bates's paradise flycatcher (T. batesi)
  • African paradise flycatcher (T. viridis)
  • Indian paradise flycatcher (T. paradisi)
  • Blyth's paradise flycatcher (T. affinis)
  • Amur paradise flycatcher (T. incei)
  • Japanese paradise flycatcher (T. atrocaudata)
  • Blue paradise flycatcher (T. cyanescens)
  • Rufous paradise flycatcher (T. cinnamomea)
  • São Tomé paradise flycatcher (T. atrochalybeia)
  • Malagasy paradise flycatcher (T. mutata)
  • Seychelles paradise flycatcher (T. corvina)
  • Mascarene paradise flycatcher (T. bourbonnensis)
Subfamily Monarchinae
Chasiempis
(‘Elepaios)
  • Kauaʻi ʻelepaio (C. sclateri)
  • O'ahu ʻelepaio (C. ibidis)
  • Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio (C. sandwichensis)
Pomarea
  • Rarotonga monarch (P. dimidiata)
  • Tahiti monarch (P. nigra)
  • Marquesan monarch (P. mendozae)
  • Ua Pou monarch (P. mira)
  • Iphis monarch (P. iphis)
  • Fatu Hiva monarch (P. whitneyi)
Mayrornis
  • Vanikoro monarch (M. schistaceus)
  • Ogea monarch (M. versicolor)
  • Slaty monarch (M. lessoni)
Neolalage
  • Buff-bellied monarch (N. banksiana)
Clytorhychus
(Shrikebills)
  • Southern shrikebill (C. pachycephaloides)
  • Fiji shrikebill (C. vitiensis)
  • Black-throated shrikebill (C. nigrogularis)
  • Santa Cruz shrikebill (C. sanctaecrucis)
  • Rennell shrikebill (C. hamlini)
Metabolus
  • Chuuk monarch (M. rugensis)
Symposiachrus
  • Black monarch (S. axillaris)
  • Spot-winged monarch (S. guttula)
  • Black-bibbed monarch (S. mundus)
  • Flores monarch (S. sacerdotum)
  • Boano monarch (S. boanensis)
  • Louisiade monarch (S. melanopterus)
  • Spectacled monarch (S. trivirgatus)
  • Moluccan monarch (S. bimaculatus)
  • Kai monarch (S. leucurus)
  • Tanahjampea monarch (S. everetti)
  • Buru monarch (S. loricatus)
  • Kofiau monarch (S. julianae)
  • Biak monarch (S. brehmii)
  • Hooded monarch (S. manadensis)
  • Manus monarch (S. infelix)
  • Mussau monarch (S. menckei)
  • Black-tailed monarch (S. verticalis)
  • Solomons monarch (S. barbatus)
  • Kolombangara monarch (S. browni)
  • White-collared monarch (S. vidua)
Monarcha
  • Rufous monarch (M. rubiensis)
  • Island monarch (M. cinerascens)
  • Black-faced monarch (M. melanopsis)
  • Black-winged monarch (M. frater)
  • Bougainville monarch (M. erythrostictus)
  • Chestnut-bellied monarch (M. castaneiventris)
  • White-capped monarch (M. richardsii)
  • Yap monarch (M. godeffroyi)
  • Tinian monarch (M. takatsukasae)
Carterornis
  • White-eared monarch (C. leucotis)
  • White-naped monarch (C. pileatus)
  • Golden monarch (C. chrysomela)
Arses
  • Ochre-collared monarch (A. insularis)
  • Frilled monarch (A. telescopthalmus)
  • Frill-necked monarch (A. lorealis)
  • Pied monarch (A. kaupi)
Grallina
  • Magpie-lark (G. cyanoleuca)
  • Torrent-lark (G. bruijni)
Myiagra
  • Oceanic flycatcher (M. oceanica)
  • Palau flycatcher (M. erythrops)
  • Pohnpei flycatcher (M. pluto)
  • Moluccan flycatcher (M. galeata)
  • Biak black flycatcher (M. atra)
  • Leaden flycatcher (M. rubecula)
  • Steel-blue flycatcher (M. ferrocyanea)
  • Makira flycatcher (M. cervinicauda)
  • Melanesian flycatcher (M. caledonica)
  • Vanikoro flycatcher (M. vanikorensis)
  • Samoan flycatcher (M. albiventris)
  • Azure-crested flycatcher (M. azureocapilla)
  • Chestnut-throated flycatcher (M. castaneigularis)
  • Broad-billed flycatcher (M. ruficollis)
  • Satin flycatcher (M. cyanoleuca)
  • Shining flycatcher (M. alecto)
  • Velvet flycatcher (M. hebetior)
  • Paperbark flycatcher (M. nana)
  • Restless flycatcher (M. inquieta)
Taxon identifiers
Monarcha frater


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