MONARCHINAE

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The ' Monarchinae' are a subfamily of the bird family Dicruridae, which is a relatively recent grouping of a number of seemingly very different birds, mostly from the southern hemisphere, which are more closely related than they at first appear. Well-known forms included here are boatbills, monarch flycatchers, paradise-flycatchers and the Magpie-lark.
Many of the approximately 140 species making up the family were previously assigned to other groups, largely on the basis of general morphology or behaviour. The Magpie-lark, for example, was assigned to the same family as the White-winged Chough, since both build unusual nests from mud rather than vegetable matter. The Australasian fantails were thought to be allied with the fantails of the northern hemisphere (both groups share a similar diet and behaviour), and so on.
With the new insights generated by the DNA-DNA hybridisation studies of Sibley and his co-workers toward the end of the 20th century, however, it became clear that these apparently unrelated birds were all descended from a common ancestor: the same crow-like ancestor that gave rise to the drongos.
The Monarchinae are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines, many of which hunt by flycatching.

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Taxonomic list of Monarchinae

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Taxonomic list of Monarchinae

★ 'Genus ''Erythrocercus''' - probably belongs to the Cettiidae

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★ Chestnut-capped Flycatcher, ''Erythrocercus mccallii''

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★ Yellow Flycatcher, ''Erythrocercus holochlorus''

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★ Livingstone's Flycatcher, ''Erythrocercus livingstonei''

★ 'Genus ''Elminia'''

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★ African Blue Flycatcher, ''Elminia longicauda''

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★ White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, ''Elminia albicauda''

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★ Dusky Crested Flycatcher, ''Elminia nigromitrata''

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★ White-bellied Crested Flycatcher, ''Elminia albiventris''

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★ White-tailed Crested Flycatcher, ''Elminia albonotata''

★ 'Genus ''Trochocercus'''

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★ Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher, ''Trochocercus nitens''

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★ African Crested Flycatcher, ''Trochocercus cyanomelas''

★ 'Genus ''Hypothymis'''

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★ Short-crested Monarch, ''Hypothymis helenae''

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★ Black-naped Monarch, ''Hypothymis azurea''

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★ Pale-blue Monarch, ''Hypothymis puella''

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★ Celestial Monarch, ''Hypothymis coelestis''

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★ Negros Celestial Monarch, ''Hypothymis coelestis rabori'' - possibly extinct (late 20th century?)

★ 'Genus ''Eutrichomyias''' - Cerulean Paradise-flycatcher

★ 'Genus ''Terpsiphone''' - typical paradise-flycatchers (14 species)

★ 'Genus ''Chasiempis''' - ‘Elepaio

★ 'Genus ''Pomarea'''

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★ Eiao Monarch, ''Pomarea fluxa'' - extinct (late 1970s). Formerly included in ''P. mendozae''

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★ Nuku Hiva Monarch, ''Pomarea nukuhivae'' - extinct (20th century). Formerly included in ''P. iphis''

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★ Rarotonga Monarch, ''Pomarea dimidiata''

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★ Tahiti Monarch,''Pomarea nigra''

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★ Maupiti Monarch, ''Pomarea pomarea'' - extinct (mid-19th century)

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★ Iphis Monarch, ''Pomarea iphis''

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★ Marquesas Monarch, ''Pomarea mendozae''

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★ Hiva Oa Monarch, ''Pomarea mendozae mendozae'' - extinct (late 1970s)

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★ Ua Pou Monarch, ''Pomarea mira'' - extinct (c.1986). Formerly included in ''P. mendozae''

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★ Fatuhiva Monarch, ''Pomarea whitneyi''

★ 'Genus ''Mayrornis'''

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★ Ogea Monarch, ''Mayrornis versicolor''

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★ Slaty Monarch, ''Mayrornis lessoni''

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★ Vanikoro Monarch, ''Mayrornis schistaceus''

★ 'Genus ''Neolalage'''

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★ Buff-bellied Monarch, ''Neolalage banksiana''

★ 'Genus ''Clytorhynchus'''

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★ Southern Shrikebill, ''Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides''

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★ Rennell Shrikebill, ''Clytorhynchus hamlini''

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★ Fiji Shrikebill, ''Clytorhynchus vitiensis''

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★ Manu'a Shrikebill, ''Clytorhynchus (vitiensis) powelli'' - possibly extinct (1990s?)

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★ Black-throated Shrikebill, ''Clytorhynchus nigrogularis''

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★ Nendo Shrikebill, ''Clytorhynchus (nigrogularis) sanctaecrucis'' - possibly extinct (mid-20th century?)

★ 'Genus ''Metabolus'''

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★ Truk Monarch, ''Metabolus rugensis''

★ 'Genus ''Monarcha'''

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★ Black Monarch, ''Monarcha axillaris''

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★ Rufous Monarch, ''Monarcha rubiensis''

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★ Island Monarch, ''Monarcha cinerascens''

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★ Black-winged Monarch, ''Monarcha frater''

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★ Black-faced Monarch, ''Monarcha melanopsis''

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★ Bougainville Monarch, ''Monarcha erythrostictus''

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★ Chestnut-bellied Monarch, ''Monarcha castaneiventris''

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★ White-capped Monarch, ''Monarcha richardsii''

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★ White-naped Monarch, ''Monarcha pileatus''

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★ Loetoe Monarch, ''Monarcha castus''

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★ White-eared Monarch, ''Monarcha leucotis''

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★ Spot-winged Monarch, ''Monarcha guttulus''

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★ Black-bibbed Monarch, ''Monarcha mundus''

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★ Spectacled Monarch, ''Monarcha trivirgatus''

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★ Flores Monarch, ''Monarcha sacerdotum''

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★ White-tipped Monarch, ''Monarcha everetti''

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★ Black-tipped Monarch, ''Monarcha loricatus''

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★ Black-chinned Monarch, ''Monarcha boanensis''

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★ White-tailed Monarch, ''Monarcha leucurus''

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★ Black-backed Monarch, ''Monarcha julianae''

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★ Hooded Monarch, ''Monarcha manadensis''

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★ Biak Monarch, ''Monarcha brehmii''

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★ Manus Monarch, ''Monarcha infelix''

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★ White-breasted Monarch, ''Monarcha menckei''

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★ Black-tailed Monarch, ''Monarcha verticalis''

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★ Kulambangra Monarch, ''Monarcha browni''

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★ White-collared Monarch, ''Monarcha viduus''

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★ Black-and-white Monarch, ''Monarcha barbatus''

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★ Yap Monarch, ''Monarcha godeffroyi''

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★ Tinian Monarch, ''Monarcha takatsukasae''

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★ Golden Monarch, ''Monarcha chrysomela''

★ 'Genus ''Arses'''

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★ Frilled Monarch, ''Arses telescophthalmus''

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★ Rufous-collared Monarch, ''Arses insularis''

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★ Pied Monarch, ''Arses kaupi''

★ 'Genus ''Myiagra'''

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★ Guam Flycatcher, ''Myiagra freycineti'' - extinct (1983)

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★ Palau Flycatcher, ''Myiagra erythrops''

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★ Pohnpei Flycatcher, ''Myiagra pluto''

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★ Oceanic Flycatcher, ''Myiagra oceanica''

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★ Biak Flycatcher, ''Myiagra atra''

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★ Moluccan Flycatcher, ''Myiagra galeata''

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★ Leaden Flycatcher, ''Myiagra rubecula''

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★ Steel-blue Flycatcher, ''Myiagra ferrocyanea''

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★ Ochre-headed Flycatcher, ''Myiagra cervinicauda''

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★ Melanesian Flycatcher, ''Myiagra caledonica''

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★ Vanikoro Flycatcher, ''Myiagra vanikorensis''

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★ Samoan Flycatcher, ''Myiagra albiventris''

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★ Blue-crested Flycatcher, ''Myiagra azureocapilla''

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★ Broad-billed Flycatcher, ''Myiagra ruficollis''

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★ Satin Flycatcher, ''Myiagra cyanoleuca''

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★ Restless Flycatcher, ''Myiagra inquieta''

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★ Shining Flycatcher, ''Myiagra alecto''

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★ Dull Flycatcher, ''Myiagra hebetior''

★ 'Genus ''Lamprolia''' - Silktail

★ 'Genus ''Machaerirhynchus''' - boatbills (2 species)

★ 'Genus ''Grallina'''

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★ Magpie-lark, ''Grallina cyanoleuca''

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★ Torrent-lark, ''Grallina bruijni''

External links

★ Monarch Flycatcher videos on the Internet Bird Collection