Monarcha
| Monarcha | |
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| Black-faced monarch | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
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Monarcha Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 |
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Monarcha is a genus of bird in the Monarchidae family. They are found in Australia and Melanesia.
Twenty-two species were split from the genus Monarcha in 2009, with nineteen moved to the genus Symposiachrus and three to Carterornis, although not all authorities recognize these revised taxonomical arrangements.
The genus Monarcha contains the following nine species:
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Monarcha:
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