Arses | |
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Frill-necked monarch, Arses lorealis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Monarchidae |
Genus: | Arses Lesson, 1831 |
Type species | |
Muscicapa telescophthalmus[1] Lesson & Garnot, 1827
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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, Australia. 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.
The genus Arses was introduced by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1831.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the frilled monarch (Arses telescopthalmus) by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840.[3] The genus name is from the Persian king Arses who ruled from 338 until 336 BC.[4]
The genus contains four species:[5]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Ochre-collared monarch | Arses insularis | northern New Guinea. | |
Frilled monarch | Arses telescopthalmus | New Guinea | |
Frill-necked monarch | Arses lorealis | northern Cape York Peninsula in Australia. | |
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Pied monarch | Arses kaupi | Queensland in Australia. |