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Monarchidae Species Tree Monarchidae I: Terpsiphoninae, Paradise-Flycatchers Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher, Trochocercus nitens Trochocercus Blue-mantled Crested-Flycatcher, Trochocercus cyanomelas Black-naped Monarch, Hypothymis azurea Pale-blue Monarch, Hypothymis puella Short-crested Monarch, Hypothymis helenae Terpsiphoninae Hypothymis Celestial Monarch, Hypothymis coelestis Luzon Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone unirufa Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone cinnamomea Blue Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone cyanescens Amur Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone incei Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrocaudata Oriental Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone affinis Terpsiphone Lesser Sunda Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone floris Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone bourbonnensis Indian Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrochalybeia Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone mutata ?Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone corvina African Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis Red-bellied Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone rufiventer Bedford’s Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone bedfordi Bates’s Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone batesi Annobon Paradise-Flycatcher, Terpsiphone smithii Monarchinae Monarchidae II: Monarchinae, part I Terpsiphoninae Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca Grallina Torrent-lark, Grallina bruijnii Pied Monarch, Arses kaupi Ochre-collared Monarch, Arses insularis Arses Frilled Monarch, Arses telescopthalmus Frill-necked Monarch, Arses lorealis Shining Flycatcher, Myiagra alecto Velvet Flycatcher, Myiagra hebetior *Chestnut-throated Flycatcher, Myiagra castaneigularis Myiagra Azure-crested Flycatcher, Myiagra azureocapilla Palau Flycatcher, Myiagra erythrops Broad-billed Flycatcher, Myiagra ruficollis Monarchinae Paperbark Flycatcher, Myiagra nana Restless Flycatcher, Myiagra inquieta Oceanic Flycatcher, Myiagra oceanica Pohnpei Flycatcher, Myiagra pluto Samoan Flycatcher, Myiagra albiventris Melanesian Flycatcher, Myiagra caledonica Makira Flycatcher, Myiagra cervinicauda Vanikoro Flycatcher, Myiagra vanikorensis Steel-blue Flycatcher, Myiagra ferrocyanea Moluccan Flycatcher, Myiagra galeata Guam Flycatcher, Myiagra freycineti Biak Black Flycatcher, Myiagra atra Leaden Flycatcher, Myiagra rubecula Satin Flycatcher, Myiagra cyanoleuca Rufous Monarch, Symposiachrus rubiensis Black Monarch, Symposiachrus axillaris Hooded Monarch, Symposiachrus manadensis Symposiachrus ?Mussau Monarch, Symposiachrus menckei Black-tailed Monarch, Symposiachrus verticalis White-tipped Monarch, Symposiachrus everetti Spectacled Monarch, Symposiachrus trivirgatus Spot-winged Monarch, Symposiachrus guttula Black-chinned Monarch, Symposiachrus boanensis White-tailed Monarch, Symposiachrus leucurus Manus Monarch, Symposiachrus infelix Black-bibbed Monarch, Symposiachrus mundus Black-tipped Monarch, Symposiachrus loricatus ?Kofiau Monarch, Symposiachrus julianae ?Biak Monarch, Symposiachrus brehmii Solomons Monarch, Symposiachrus barbatus *White-cheeked Monarch, Symposiachrus malaitae Kolombangara Monarch, Symposiachrus browni White-collared Monarch, Symposiachrus vidua ?Flores Monarch, Symposiachrus sacerdotum Carterornis Monarcha Monarchidae III: Monarchinae, part II Terpsiphoninae Grallina Arses Myiagra Monarchinae Symposiachrus Golden Monarch, Carterornis chrysomela White-eared Monarch, Carterornis leucotis Carterornis White-naped Monarch, Carterornis pileatus Rarotonga Monarch, Monarcha dimidiatus Tinian Monarch, Monarcha takatsukasae Yap Monarch, Monarcha godeffroyi Tahiti Monarch, Monarcha niger ?Maupiti Monarch, Monarcha pomareus Chuuk Monarch, Monarcha rugensis Island Monarch, Monarcha cinerascens Black-faced Monarch, Monarcha melanopsis Black-winged Monarch, Monarcha frater Chestnut-bellied Monarch, Monarcha castaneiventris Monarcha Bougainville Monarch, Monarcha erythrostictus White-capped Monarch, Monarcha richardsii Versicolored Monarch, Monarcha versicolor Iphis Monarch, Monarcha iphis Eiao Monarch, Monarcha fluxus Nuku Hiva Monarch, Monarcha nukuhivae Ua Pou Monarch, Monarcha mirus Marquesan Monarch, Monarcha mendozae Fatu Hiva Monarch, Monarcha whitneyi Kauai Elepaio, Monarcha sclateri Oahu Elepaio, Monarcha ibidis Hawaii Elepaio, Monarcha sandwichensis Buff-bellied Monarch, Monarcha banksianus Vanikoro Monarch, Monarcha schistaceus Slaty Monarch, Monarcha lessoni Rennell Shrikebill, Monarcha hamlini Black-throated Shrikebill, Monarcha nigrogularis Southern Shrikebill, Monarcha pachycephaloides Fiji Shrikebill, Monarcha vitiensis ?Santa Cruz Shrikebill, Monarcha sanctaecrucis Source: Andersen et al. (2015)..
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