Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Frilled Monarch (Arses telescopthalmus) - HBW 11, p. 315
French: Monarque à collerette
German: Krausenmonarch
Spanish: Monarca Elegante
Other common names: New Guinea Frilled Monarch, Frilled Monarch-flycatcher
Taxonomy: Muscicapa telescopthalmus Lesson and Garnot, 1827, Manokwari, north-western New Guinea.
Forms a superspecies with A. insularis, A. lorealis and A. kaupi. Often regarded as conspecific with first two, but differs morphologically and, to some extent, vocally. Described race henkei (SE coast from Hall Sound E to Orangerie Bay) now considered an intergrade between harterti and lauterbachi. Species name often misspelt “telescophthalmus”. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- batantae Sharpe, 1879 - W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta), in NW New Guinea.
- telescopthalmus (Lesson & Garnot, 1827) - W Papuan Is (Salawati, Misool) and mainland NW New Guinea (E to head of Geelvink Bay and, on S coast, to Etna Bay).
- aruensis Sharpe, 1879 - Aru Is.
- batantae Sharpe, 1879 - W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta), in NW New Guinea.
- telescopthalmus (Lesson & Garnot, 1827) - W Papuan Is (Salawati, Misool) and mainland NW New Guinea (E to head of Geelvink Bay and, on S coast, to Etna Bay).
- aruensis Sharpe, 1879 - Aru Is.
- harterti van Oort, 1909 - S New Guinea from R Mimika E to R Purari, and Boigu I (in N Torres Strait).
- lauterbachi Reichenow, 1897 - SE New Guinea (on N coast E from Huon Peninsula).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched in a tree Locality Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 26 August 2008 3 years ago 11 sec 3 -
A male moving around in a tree Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 27 August 2008 3 years ago 25 sec 2.5
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A perched bird.
Locality Taja, Jayapura Regency, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp telescopthalmus)
mehdhalaouate 18 March 2008 2 years ago 3.3
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