Chestnut-bellied monarch

Species of bird

Chestnut-bellied monarch
Chestnut-bellied monarch (below); illustration by Keulemans, 1879
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Monarcha
Species:
M. castaneiventris
Binomial name
Monarcha castaneiventris
Verreaux, 1858
Subspecies

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The chestnut-bellied monarch (Monarcha castaneiventris) or chestnut-bellied monarch-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:[2]

Behaviour and ecology

In 2009, it was reported that a genetic change in some members of this species caused their colouration and songs to be different from other members of the species. As a result, members in one group did not recognize members in the other, so the two groups became reproductively isolated from each other. It was thought that over time, this could eventually lead to the creation of a new species, and that this was an example of biological evolution.[3]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Monarcha castaneiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103715139A112353494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103715139A112353494.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  3. ^ Beautiful plumage: Feather color and sex start the species revolution, eurekalert.org, August 5, 2009
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Extant monarch flycatchers (family: Monarchidae)
Subfamily Terpsiphoninae
Hypothymis
  • Black-naped monarch (H. azurea)
  • Pale-blue monarch (H. puella)
  • Short-crested monarch (H. helenae)
  • Celestial monarch (H. coelestis)
Trochocercus
  • Blue-mantled crested flycatcher (T. cyanomelas)
  • Blue-headed crested flycatcher (T. nitens)
Terpsiphone
(Paradise flycatchers)
  • Bedford's paradise flycatcher (T. bedfordi)
  • Rufous-vented paradise flycatcher (T. rufocinerea)
  • Red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer)
  • Annobón paradise flycatcher (T. smithii)
  • Bates's paradise flycatcher (T. batesi)
  • African paradise flycatcher (T. viridis)
  • Indian paradise flycatcher (T. paradisi)
  • Blyth's paradise flycatcher (T. affinis)
  • Amur paradise flycatcher (T. incei)
  • Japanese paradise flycatcher (T. atrocaudata)
  • Blue paradise flycatcher (T. cyanescens)
  • Rufous paradise flycatcher (T. cinnamomea)
  • São Tomé paradise flycatcher (T. atrochalybeia)
  • Malagasy paradise flycatcher (T. mutata)
  • Seychelles paradise flycatcher (T. corvina)
  • Mascarene paradise flycatcher (T. bourbonnensis)
Subfamily Monarchinae
Chasiempis
(‘Elepaios)
  • Kauaʻi ʻelepaio (C. sclateri)
  • O'ahu ʻelepaio (C. ibidis)
  • Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio (C. sandwichensis)
Pomarea
  • Rarotonga monarch (P. dimidiata)
  • Tahiti monarch (P. nigra)
  • Marquesan monarch (P. mendozae)
  • Ua Pou monarch (P. mira)
  • Iphis monarch (P. iphis)
  • Fatu Hiva monarch (P. whitneyi)
Mayrornis
  • Vanikoro monarch (M. schistaceus)
  • Ogea monarch (M. versicolor)
  • Slaty monarch (M. lessoni)
Neolalage
  • Buff-bellied monarch (N. banksiana)
Clytorhychus
(Shrikebills)
  • Southern shrikebill (C. pachycephaloides)
  • Fiji shrikebill (C. vitiensis)
  • Black-throated shrikebill (C. nigrogularis)
  • Santa Cruz shrikebill (C. sanctaecrucis)
  • Rennell shrikebill (C. hamlini)
Metabolus
  • Chuuk monarch (M. rugensis)
Symposiachrus
  • Black monarch (S. axillaris)
  • Spot-winged monarch (S. guttula)
  • Black-bibbed monarch (S. mundus)
  • Flores monarch (S. sacerdotum)
  • Boano monarch (S. boanensis)
  • Louisiade monarch (S. melanopterus)
  • Spectacled monarch (S. trivirgatus)
  • Moluccan monarch (S. bimaculatus)
  • Kai monarch (S. leucurus)
  • Tanahjampea monarch (S. everetti)
  • Buru monarch (S. loricatus)
  • Kofiau monarch (S. julianae)
  • Biak monarch (S. brehmii)
  • Hooded monarch (S. manadensis)
  • Manus monarch (S. infelix)
  • Mussau monarch (S. menckei)
  • Black-tailed monarch (S. verticalis)
  • Solomons monarch (S. barbatus)
  • Kolombangara monarch (S. browni)
  • White-collared monarch (S. vidua)
Monarcha
  • Rufous monarch (M. rubiensis)
  • Island monarch (M. cinerascens)
  • Black-faced monarch (M. melanopsis)
  • Black-winged monarch (M. frater)
  • Bougainville monarch (M. erythrostictus)
  • Chestnut-bellied monarch (M. castaneiventris)
  • White-capped monarch (M. richardsii)
  • Yap monarch (M. godeffroyi)
  • Tinian monarch (M. takatsukasae)
Carterornis
  • White-eared monarch (C. leucotis)
  • White-naped monarch (C. pileatus)
  • Golden monarch (C. chrysomela)
Arses
  • Ochre-collared monarch (A. insularis)
  • Frilled monarch (A. telescopthalmus)
  • Frill-necked monarch (A. lorealis)
  • Pied monarch (A. kaupi)
Grallina
  • Magpie-lark (G. cyanoleuca)
  • Torrent-lark (G. bruijni)
Myiagra
  • Oceanic flycatcher (M. oceanica)
  • Palau flycatcher (M. erythrops)
  • Pohnpei flycatcher (M. pluto)
  • Moluccan flycatcher (M. galeata)
  • Biak black flycatcher (M. atra)
  • Leaden flycatcher (M. rubecula)
  • Steel-blue flycatcher (M. ferrocyanea)
  • Makira flycatcher (M. cervinicauda)
  • Melanesian flycatcher (M. caledonica)
  • Vanikoro flycatcher (M. vanikorensis)
  • Samoan flycatcher (M. albiventris)
  • Azure-crested flycatcher (M. azureocapilla)
  • Chestnut-throated flycatcher (M. castaneigularis)
  • Broad-billed flycatcher (M. ruficollis)
  • Satin flycatcher (M. cyanoleuca)
  • Shining flycatcher (M. alecto)
  • Velvet flycatcher (M. hebetior)
  • Paperbark flycatcher (M. nana)
  • Restless flycatcher (M. inquieta)
Taxon identifiers
Monarcha castaneiventris


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