Arses (genus)

Arses
Frill-necked monarch, Arses lorealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Arses
Lesson, 1831
Species

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Arses is a genus of monarch flycatchers in the family Monarchidae. The genus is restricted to forest and second growth on the island of New Guinea, a few surrounding islands and northern Queensland. The genus is separated by their frilled necks, fleshy blue eye wattles and delicate pendent nests. They also have a distinctive foraging technique, hopping up tree trunks in a spiral fashion.

Taxonomy

Four species are recognized, however some authorities consider the ochre-collared monarch and the frill-necked monarch as subspecies of the frilled monarch.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  2. "Arses insularis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. "Arses lorealis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-31.


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