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Golden Monarch Carterornis chrysomela Scientific name definitions

Peter Clement
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 14, 2020

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Golden Monarch, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies


SUBSPECIES

Carterornis chrysomela aurantiacus Scientific name definitions

Distribution

N New Guinea (NW lowlands and Sepik–Ramu Basin).

SUBSPECIES

Carterornis chrysomela melanonotus Scientific name definitions

Distribution

West Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool) and NW New Guinea (Vogelkop, Bomberai).

SUBSPECIES

Carterornis chrysomela kordensis Scientific name definitions

Distribution

Biak I (in Geelvink Bay), in NW New Guinea.

SUBSPECIES

Carterornis chrysomela nitidus Scientific name definitions

Distribution

S and E New Guinea, including Huon Peninsula and D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago.

SUBSPECIES

Carterornis chrysomela aruensis Scientific name definitions

Distribution

S New Guinea (S lowlands and Trans-Fly E to Purari R); Aru Is, off SW New Guinea.

SUBSPECIES

Carterornis chrysomela pulcherrimus Scientific name definitions

Distribution

Djaul I, off NW New Ireland.

SUBSPECIES

Carterornis chrysomela chrysomela Scientific name definitions

Distribution

New Hanover and New Ireland, in Bismarck Archipelago.

SUBSPECIES

Carterornis chrysomela whitneyorum Scientific name definitions

Distribution

Lihir Is, off E New Ireland.

SUBSPECIES

Carterornis chrysomela tabarensis Scientific name definitions

Distribution

Tabar Is, off E New Ireland.
Distribution of the Golden Monarch - Range Map
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Distribution of the Golden Monarch

Recommended Citation

Clement, P. (2020). Golden Monarch (Carterornis chrysomela), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.golmon1.01
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