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Arses (genus)
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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.
, but as here defined it is restricted to New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of monarch flycatchers in the family Monarchidae. The genus is restricted to forest and second growth on the island of New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, a few surrounding islands and northern Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. 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
The species Arses telescopthalmus has historically include some or all of the remaining members of this genus as subspeciesSubspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
, but as here defined it is restricted to New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands.
- Frilled MonarchFrilled MonarchThe Frilled Monarch is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. As here defined, it is restricted to forest on the New Guinea and nearby smaller islands, but historically it has include some or all of the remaining members of the genus Arses as subspecies.-References:* BirdLife International...
, Arses telescopthalmus - Rufous-collared MonarchRufous-collared MonarchThe Rufous-collared Monarch is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
, Arses insularis - Frill-necked MonarchFrill-necked MonarchThe Frill-necked Monarch is a species of songbird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to the rainforests of the northern Cape York Peninsula...
, Arses lorealis - Pied MonarchPied MonarchThe Pied Monarch is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family Monarchidae. It is endemic to coastal Queensland in Australia...
, Arses kaupi