Genetic assays of the Monarchidae<\/em> have revealed two subfamily-level lineages, one mostly uniform and the other diverse:<\/p>

Monarchinae:<\/u> Monarch Flycatchers (75 to 87 species, plus 4 extinct)<\/p>

The latter subfamily comprises three subgroups that could be considered tribes.\u00a0 Two of these share features and habits typical of monarchs, while the other subgroup is an aberrant pair: the Magpie-lark<\/strong> (Grallina cyanoleuca<\/em>), an adaptable open-country flycatcher, one of Australia\u2019s most familiar birds, and the Torrent-lark<\/strong> (Grallina bruijnii<\/em>), which specializes in rocky streambeds of the New Guinean highlands.<\/p>

As currently understood, therefore, the Monarchidae<\/em> comprise somewhere in the range of 98 to 114 species, plus four recently extinct.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Trochocercus nitens<\/em>)<\/p>
Blue-mantled Crested-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Trochocercus cyanomelas<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cEast African Crested-Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (T. c. cyanomelas<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cSouth African Crested-Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (T. c. segregus<\/em>)<\/p>
Black-naped Monarch<\/strong> (Hypothymis azurea<\/em>)<\/p>
Pale-blue Monarch<\/strong> (Hypothymis puella<\/em>)<\/p>
Short-crested Monarch<\/strong> (Hypothymis helenae<\/em>)<\/p>
Celestial Monarch<\/strong> (Hypothymis coelestis<\/em>)<\/p>
Luzon Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone unirufa<\/em>)<\/p>
Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone cinnamomea<\/em>)<\/p>
Blue Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone cyanescens<\/em>)<\/p>
Amur Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone incei<\/em>)<\/p>
Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone atrocaudata<\/em>)<\/p>
Oriental Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone affinis<\/em>)<\/p>
Lesser Sunda Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone floris<\/em>)<\/p>
Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis<\/em>)<\/p>
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone paradisi<\/em>)<\/p>
S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone atrochalybeia<\/em>)<\/p>
Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone mutata<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cMadagascar Paradise-Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (T. m. mutata<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cComoros Paradise-Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (T. m. vulpina<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cGrand Comoro Paradise-Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (T. m. comoroensis<\/em>)<\/p>
Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher <\/strong>(Terpsiphone corvina<\/em>)<\/p>
African Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone viridis<\/em>)<\/p>
Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone rufocinerea<\/em>)<\/p>
Red-bellied Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone rufiventer<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cRed-bellied Paradise-Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (T. r. rufiventer<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cTricolored Paradise-Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (T. r. tricolor<\/em>)<\/p>
Bedford\u2019s Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone bedfordi<\/em>)<\/p>
Bates\u2019s Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone batesi<\/em>)<\/p>
Annobon Paradise-Flycatcher<\/strong> (Terpsiphone smithii<\/em>)<\/p>
Magpie-lark<\/strong> (Grallina cyanoleuca<\/em>)<\/p>
Torrent-lark<\/strong> (Grallina bruijnii<\/em>)<\/p>
Pied Monarch<\/strong> (Arses kaupi<\/em>)<\/p>
Ochre-collared Monarch<\/strong> (Arses insularis<\/em>)<\/p>
Frilled Monarch<\/strong> (Arses telescopthalmus<\/em>)<\/p>
Frill-necked Monarch<\/strong> (Arses lorealis<\/em>)<\/p>
Shining Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra alecto<\/em>)<\/p>
Velvet Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra hebetior<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cSt. Mattias Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (M. h. hebetior<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cVelvet Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (M. h. eichhorni<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cDull Flycatcher\u201d<\/strong> (M. h. cervinicolor<\/em>)<\/p>
Chestnut-throated Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra castaneigularis<\/em>)<\/p>
Azure-crested Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra azureocapilla<\/em>)<\/p>
Palau Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra erythrops<\/em>)<\/p>
Broad-billed Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra ruficollis<\/em>)<\/p>
Paperbark Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra nana<\/em>)<\/p>
Restless Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra inquieta<\/em>)<\/p>
Oceanic Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra oceanica<\/em>)<\/p>
Pohnpei Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra pluto<\/em>)<\/p>
Samoan Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra albiventris<\/em>)<\/p>
Melanesian Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra caledonica<\/em>)<\/p>
Ochre-headed Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra cervinicauda<\/em>)<\/p>
Vanikoro Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra vanikorensis<\/em>)<\/p>
Steel-blue Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra ferrocyanea<\/em>)<\/p>
Moluccan Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra galeata<\/em>)<\/p>
Guam Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra freycineti<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>
Biak Black Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra atra<\/em>)<\/p>
Leaden Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra rubecula<\/em>)<\/p>
Satin Flycatcher<\/strong> (Myiagra cyanoleuca<\/em>)<\/p>
Rufous Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus rubiensis<\/em>)<\/p>
Black Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus axillaris<\/em>)<\/p>
Hooded Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus manadensis<\/em>)<\/p>
Mussau Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus menckei<\/em>)<\/p>
Black-tailed Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus verticalis<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cDjaul Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (S. v. ateralbus<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cBlack-tailed Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (S. v. verticalis<\/em>)<\/p>
White-tipped Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus everetti<\/em>)<\/p>
Spectacled Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus trivirgatus<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cHalmahera Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (S. t. bimaculatus<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cObi Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (S. t. diadematus<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cSeram Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (S. t. nigrimentum<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cSpectacled Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (S. t. trivirgatus<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cAustralian Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (S. t. gouldii<\/em>)<\/p>
Spot-winged Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus guttula<\/em>)<\/p>
Black-chinned Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus boanensis<\/em>)<\/p>
White-tailed Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus leucurus<\/em>)<\/p>
Manus Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus infelix<\/em>)<\/p>
Black-bibbed Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus mundus<\/em>)<\/p>
Black-tipped Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus loricatus<\/em>)<\/p>
Kofiau Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus julianae<\/em>)<\/p>
Biak Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus brehmii<\/em>)<\/p>
Solomons Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus barbatus<\/em>)<\/p>
White-cheeked Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus malaitae<\/em>)<\/p>
Kolombangara Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus browni<\/em>)<\/p>
White-collared Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus vidua<\/em>)<\/p>
Flores Monarch<\/strong> (Symposiachrus sacerdotum<\/em>)<\/p>
Golden Monarch<\/strong> (Carterornis chrysomela<\/em>)<\/p>
White-eared Monarch<\/strong> (Carterornis leucotis<\/em>)<\/p>
White-naped Monarch<\/strong> (Carterornis pileatus<\/em>)<\/p>
Rarotonga Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha dimidiatus<\/em>)<\/p>
Tinian Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha takatsukasae<\/em>)<\/p>
Yap Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha godeffroyi<\/em>)<\/p>
Tahiti Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha niger<\/em>)<\/p>
Maupiti Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha pomarea<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>
Chuuk Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha rugensis<\/em>)<\/p>
Island Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha cinerascens<\/em>)<\/p>
Black-faced Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha melanopsis<\/em>)<\/p>
Black-winged Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha frater<\/em>)<\/p>
Chestnut-bellied Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha castaneiventris<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cChestnut-bellied Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (M. c. castaneiventris<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cMakira Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (M. c. megarhynchus<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cUgi Monarch\u201d<\/strong> (M. c. ugiensis<\/em>)<\/p>
Bougainville Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha erythrostictus<\/em>)<\/p>
White-capped Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha richardsii<\/em>)<\/p>
Versicolored Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha versicolor<\/em>)<\/p>
Iphis Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha iphis<\/em>)<\/p>
Eiao Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha fluxus<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>
Nuku Hiva Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha nukuhivae<\/em>) \u2020<\/p>
Ua Pou Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha mirus<\/em>)<\/p>
Marquesan Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha mendozae<\/em>)<\/p>
Fatu Hiva Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha whitneyi<\/em>)<\/p>
Kauai Elepaio<\/strong> (Monarcha <\/em>sclateri<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>
Oahu Elepaio<\/strong> (Monarcha <\/em>ibidis<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>
Hawaii Elepaio<\/strong> (Monarcha <\/em>sandwichensis<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>
Buff-bellied Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha banksiana<\/em>)<\/p>
Vanikoro Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha schistaceus<\/em>)<\/p>
Slaty Monarch<\/strong> (Monarcha lesson<\/em>)<\/p>
Rennell Shrikebill<\/strong> (Monarcha hamlini<\/em>)<\/p>
Black-throated Shrikebill<\/strong> (Monarcha nigrogularis<\/em>)<\/p>
Southern Shrikebill<\/strong> (Monarcha pachycephaloides<\/em>)<\/p>
Fiji Shrikebill<\/strong> (Monarcha vitiensis<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cFiji Shrikebill\u201d<\/strong> (M. v. vitiensis<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cManua Shrikebill\u201d<\/strong> (M. v. powelli<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cFortuna Shrikebill\u201d<\/strong> (M. v. fortunae<\/em>)<\/p>
\u201cDusky Shrikebill\u201d<\/strong> (M. v. keppeli<\/em>)<\/p>
Santa Cruz Shrikebill<\/strong> (Monarcha sanctaecrucis<\/em>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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References<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Boyd, J.H., 2018. Taxonomy in Flux: Corvida III: Corvoidea. http:\/\/jboyd.net\/Taxo\/List19.html<\/a>. (Posted June 6, 2018. Accessed November 28, 2020.)<\/p>
Hume, J.P. 2017. Extinct Birds (Second Edition)<\/em>. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London.<\/p>
Roberson, D. 2012. Bird Families of the World: Monarchs, Monarchidae<\/em>. http:\/\/creagrus.home.montereybay.com\/monarchs.html<\/a>. (Posted March 9, 2012. Accessed November 28, 2020.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Monarchidae: Monarchs Black-naped Monarch. \u00a9 David Diller The monarchs are insect-hawking songbirds found mainly in humid tropical forests from West Africa to eastern Polynesia. The most spectacular and familiar subgroup of monarchs is the paradise-flycatchers, the family\u2019s sole representatives in Africa and Asia, several of which have impressively long-tailed male plumages. 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