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Male subspecies kordensis
Photo by mehdhalaouate
Biak, Papua New Guinea, May 2004

Carterornis chrysomela

Monarcha chrysomela

Identification

12·5–14 cm

Distribution

South-east Asia: Indonesia, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea

Female
Photo by mehdhalaouate
Biak, Papua New Guinea, March 2005

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Monarcha.

Subspecies

There are 9 subspecies^[1]:

C. c. aurantiacus: Northern New Guinea (Geelvink to Astrolabe Bay and Ramu River)
C. c. melanonotus : North-western New Guinea and western Papuan islands
C. c. kordensis: Biak and Misool islands (New Guinea)
C. c. nitidus: Eastern and south-eastern New Guinea and Louisiade Archipelago
C. c. aruensis: Southern New Guinea and Aru Islands
C. c. pulcherrimus: Dyaul I. (Bismarck Archipelago)
C. c. chrysomela: Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland)
C. c. whitneyorum: Lihir Group (Bismarck Archipelago)
C. c. tabarensis: Tabar Group (Bismarck Archipelago)

Habitat

Forest edges and clearings.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet includes small invertebrates, including grasshoppers.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden Monarch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden_Monarch

External Links

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+[[Image:4370Golden Monarch 1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male subspecies ''kordensis'' <br />Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}}<br />Biak, [[Papua New Guinea]], May 2004]]
-[[Image:Golden_Monarch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}}<br />Location: Biak, [[Papua New Guinea]]]]
+;[[:Category:Carterornis|Carterornis]] chrysomela
-;[[:Category:Monarcha|Monarcha]] chrysomela
+''Monarcha chrysomela''
 ==Identification==
+·5–14 cm<br />
 ==Distribution==
-South-east [[Asia]]: [[Indonesia]], [[Mollucas]], [[Papua New Guinea]]
+South-east [[Asia]]: [[Indonesia]], [[Moluccas]], [[Papua New Guinea]]
+[[Image:Golden_Monarch.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}}<br />Biak, [[Papua New Guinea]], March 2005]]
 ==Taxonomy==
-====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
+Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Monarcha|Monarcha]]''.
-*''M. c. aurantiacus'':
+====Subspecies====
-:*Northern [[New Guinea]] (Geelvink to Astrolabe Bay and Ramu River)
+There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
-*''M. c. melanonotus	'':
+*''C. c. aurantiacus'': Northern [[New Guinea]] (Geelvink to Astrolabe Bay and Ramu River)
-:*North-western [[New Guinea]] and western [[West Papua|Papuan islands]]
+*''C. c. melanonotus	'': North-western [[New Guinea]] and western [[West Papua|Papuan islands]]
-*''M. c. kordensis'':
+*''C. c. kordensis'': Biak and Misool islands ([[New Guinea]])
-:*Biak and Misool islands ([[New Guinea]])
+*''C. c. nitidus'':  Eastern and south-eastern [[New Guinea]] and Louisiade Archipelago
-*''M. c. nitidus'':
+*''C. c. aruensis'': Southern [[New Guinea]] and Aru Islands
-:*Eastern and south-eastern [[New Guinea]] and Louisiade Archipelago
+*''C. c. pulcherrimus'': Dyaul I. ([[Bismarck Archipelago]])
-*''M. c. aruensis'':
+*''C. c. chrysomela'': Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland)
-:*Southern [[New Guinea]] and Aru Islands
+*''C. c. whitneyorum'': Lihir Group (Bismarck Archipelago)
-*''M. c. pulcherrimus'':
+*''C. c. tabarensis'': Tabar Group (Bismarck Archipelago)
-:*Dyaul I. ([[Bismarck Archipelago]])
-*''M. c. chrysomela'':
-:*Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland)
-*''M. c. whitneyorum'':
-:*Lihir Group (Bismarck Archipelago)
-*''M. c. tabarensis'':
-:*Tabar Group (Bismarck Archipelago)
 ==Habitat==
+Forest edges and clearings.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Diet====
+Their diet includes small invertebrates, including grasshoppers.
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}
 {{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Monarcha+chrysomela}}
+{{GSearch|"Carterornis chrysomela" {{!}} "Golden Monarch" {{!}} "Monarcha chrysomela" }}
-*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=69&bid=1308 View more images of this species on the ABID]
+{{GS-checked}}1
-[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Monarcha]]
+[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Carterornis]]