Monarcha is a genus of bird in the Monarchidae family. They are found in Australia and Melanesia.
Taxonomy and systematics
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:
Rufous monarch (Monarcha rubiensis)
Island monarch (Monarcha cinerascens)
Black-faced monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)
Black-winged monarch (Monarcha frater)
Bougainville monarch (Monarcha erythrostictus)
Chestnut-bellied monarch (Monarcha castaneiventris)
White-capped monarch (Monarcha richardsii)
Yap monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi)
Tinian monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae)
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Monarcha:
Black-naped monarch (as Monarcha azurea)
Rarotonga monarch (as Monarches dimidiatus)
Marquesan monarch (as Monarcha Mendozae)
Black monarch (as Monarcha axillaris)
Black-bibbed monarch (as Monarcha mundus)
Flores monarch (as Monarcha sacerdotum)
Black-chinned monarch (as Monarcha boanensis)
Spectacled monarch (as Monarcha trivirgatus)
Spectacled monarch (Seram) (as Monarcha nigrimentum)
Spectacled monarch (bernsteinii) (as Monarcha bernsteini)
Spectacled monarch (melanopterus) (as Monarcha melanoptera)
Spectacled monarch (albiventris) (as Monarcha albiventris)
Spectacled monarch (gouldii) (as Monarcha gouldii)
White-tailed monarch (as Monarcha leucurus)
White-tipped monarch (as Monarcha everetti)
Kofiau monarch (as Monarcha julianae)
Biak monarch (as Monarcha brehmii)
Manus monarch (as Monarcha infelix)
Mussau monarch (as Monarcha menckei)
Black-tailed monarch (as Monarcha verticalis)
Djaul monarch (as Monarcha ateralba)
Solomons monarch (as Monarcha barbata)
Malaita monarch (as Monarcha malaitae)
Kolombangara monarch (as Monarcha browni or Monarcha kulambangrae)
Kolombangara monarch (nigrotectus) (as Monarcha nigrotectus)
White-collared monarch (as Monarcha vidua or Monarcha viduus)
White-eared monarch (as Monarcha leucotis)
White-naped monarch (as Monarcha pileatus)
White-naped monarch (buruensis) (as Monarcha buruensis)
Loetoe monarch (as Monarcha castus)
Golden monarch (as Monarcha chrysomela)
Golden monarch (aruensis) (as Monarcha aruensis)
Golden monarch (melanonotus) (as Monarcha melanonotus)
Golden monarch (kordensis) (as Monarcha kordensis)
Ochre-collared monarch (as Monarcha insularis)
Shining flycatcher (as Monarcha alecto)
Velvet flycatcher (as Monarcha hebetior)
