- Carterornis chrysomela
Monarcha chrysomela
Identification
12·5–14 cm
Distribution
South-east Asia: Indonesia, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea
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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden Monarch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden_Monarch
