Genus of birds
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:
References.
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