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.

Frilled monarch
Illustration by John Gould and W. Hart
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Arses
Species:
A. telescopthalmus
Binomial name
Arses telescopthalmus
(Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Arses telescophthalmus
  • Muscicapa telescopthalmus

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.[2][3] Alternate names include the Australian frilled monarch and frilled flycatcher.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized:[4]

  • 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: Formerly classified by some authorities as a subspecies of the frill-necked monarch. Found on the Aru Islands (south-west of New Guinea)
  • A. t. harterti - van Oort, 1909: Formerly classified by some authorities as a subspecies of the frill-necked monarch. Found in southern New Guinea
  • A. t. henkei - Meyer, AB, 1886: Found in eastern and southern New Guinea

References
  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Arses telescopthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103712805A118761815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103712805A118761815.en.
  2. "Arses insularis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. "Arses lorealis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  4. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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