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Monarchidae

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Monarchidae

Taxonomy
Monarchidae was named by Bonaparte (1854). It is extant. Its type is Monarcha.

It was assigned to Aves by Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003); and to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Monarchidae Bonaparte
2003Monarchidae Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 452
2017Monarchidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyMonarchidaeBonaparte 1854
familyMonarchidaeBonaparte 1854

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Monarchidae Bonaparte 1854
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G. Chasiempis Cabanis 1847
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Chasiempis sandwichensis Gmelin 1789 [Hawaii elepaio]
G. Clytorhynchus Elliot 1870
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Clytorhynchus vitiensis Hartlaub 1866 [Fiji shrikebill]
G. Grallina Vieillot 1816
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Grallina cyanoleuca Latham 1801 [magpie-lark]
G. Hypothymis Boie 1826
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Hypothymis azurea Boddaert 1783 [black-naped monarch]
G. Monarcha Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Monarcha takatsukasae Yamashina 1931 [Tinian monarch]
Invalid names: Monarcharses Mathews 1925 [synonym]
G. Myiagra Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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†Myiagra freycineti Oustalet 1881 [Guam flycatcher]
G. Terpsiphone Gloger 1827 [paradise flycatcher]
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Terpsiphone mutata Linnaeus 1766 [Madgascar paradise-flycatcher]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Chasiempis sandwichensis (176394)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Grallina cyanoleuca (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Grallina cyanoleuca (181314)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Philippines Hypothymis azurea (194835)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Myiagra sp. (194699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Tonga Clytorhynchus vitiensis (194717) Myiagra sp., Clytorhynchus vitiensis (194698)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Myiagra sp. (194746)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Clytorhynchus vitiensis (194700 194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Myiagra freycineti (194624 194647)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Terpsiphone mutata (92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Monarcha takatsukasae (208642) Myiagra freycineti (208641)