Monarchinae
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The Monarchinae are a subfamily of the bird family Dicruridae, which is a relatively recent grouping of a number of seemingly very different birds, mostly from the southern hemisphere, which are more closely related than they at first appear. It includes the boatbills, monarch flycatchers and Magpie-lark
Many of the 139 species making up the family were previously assigned to other groups, largely on the basis of general morphology or behaviour. The Magpie-lark, for example, was assigned to the same family as the White-winged Chough, since both build unusual nests from mud rather than vegetable matter. The Australasian fantails were thought to be allied with the fantails of the northern hemisphere (both groups share a similar diet and behaviour), and so on.
With the new insights generated by the DNA-DNA hybridisation studies of Sibley and his co-workers toward the end of the 20th century, however, it became clear that these apparently unrelated birds were all descended from a common ancestor: the same crow-like ancestor that gave rise to the drongos.
The Monarchinae are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines, many of which hunt by flycatching.
Family Dicruridae
- Subfamily Monarchinae
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher , Erythrocercus mccallii
- Yellow Flycatcher , Erythrocercus holochlorus
- Livingstone's Flycatcher , Erythrocercus livingstonei
- African Blue-Flycatcher , Elminia longicauda
- White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher , Elminia albicauda
- Dusky Crested-Flycatcher , Elminia nigromitrata
- White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher , Elminia albiventris
- White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher , Elminia albonotata
- Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher , Trochocercus nitens
- African Crested-Flycatcher , Trochocercus cyanomelas
- Short-crested Monarch , Hypothymis helenae
- Black-naped Monarch , Hypothymis azurea
- Pale-blue Monarch , Hypothymis puella
- Celestial Monarch , Hypothymis coelestis
- Cerulean Paradise-Flycatcher , Eutrichomyias rowleyi
- Black-headed Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone rufiventer
- Bedford's Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone bedfordi
- Rufous vented Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone rufocinerea
- Bates' Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone batesi
- African Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone viridis
- Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone atrochalybeia
- Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone mutata
- Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone corvina
- Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
- Japanese Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Blue Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone cyanescens
- Rufous Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone cinnamomea
- Asian Paradise Flycatcher , Terpsiphone paradisi
- Elepaio , Chasiempis sandwichensis
- Rarotonga Monarch , Pomarea dimidiata
- Tahiti Monarch , Pomarea nigra
- Iphis Monarch , Pomarea iphis
- Marquesas Monarch , Pomarea mendozae
- Fatuhiva Monarch , Pomarea whitneyi
- Ogea Monarch , Mayrornis versicolor
- Slaty Monarch , Mayrornis lessoni
- Vanikoro Monarch , Mayrornis schistaceus
- Buff-bellied Monarch , Neolalage banksiana
- Southern Shrikebill , Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides
- Rennell Shrikebill , Clytorhynchus hamlini
- Fiji Shrikebill , Clytorhynchus vitiensis
- Black-throated Shrikebill , Clytorhynchus nigrogularis
- Truk Monarch , Metabolus rugensis
- Black Monarch , Monarcha axillaris
- Rufous Monarch , Monarcha rubiensis
- Island Monarch , Monarcha cinerascens
- Black-winged Monarch , Monarcha frater
- Black-faced Monarch , Monarcha melanopsis
- Bougainville Monarch , Monarcha erythrostictus
- Chestnut-bellied Monarch , Monarcha castaneiventris
- White-capped Monarch , Monarcha richardsii
- White-naped Monarch , Monarcha pileatus
- Loetoe Monarch , Monarcha castus
- White-eared Monarch , Monarcha leucotis
- Spot-winged Monarch , Monarcha guttulus
- Black-bibbed Monarch , Monarcha mundus
- Spectacled Monarch 1 , Monarcha trivirgatus
- Flores Monarch , Monarcha sacerdotum
- White-tipped Monarch , Monarcha everetti
- Black-tipped Monarch , Monarcha loricatus
- Black-chinned Monarch , Monarcha boanensis
- White-tailed Monarch , Monarcha leucurus
- Black-backed Monarch , Monarcha julianae
- Hooded Monarch , Monarcha manadensis
- Biak Monarch , Monarcha brehmii
- Manus Monarch , Monarcha infelix
- White-breasted Monarch , Monarcha menckei
- Black-tailed Monarch , Monarcha verticalis
- Kulambangra Monarch , Monarcha browni
- White-collared Monarch , Monarcha viduus
- Black-and-white Monarch , Monarcha barbatus
- Yap Monarch , Monarcha godeffroyi
- Tinian Monarch , Monarcha takatsukasae
- Golden Monarch , Monarcha chrysomela
- Frilled Monarch , Arses telescophthalmus
- Rufous-collared Monarch , Arses insularis
- Pied Monarch , Arses kaupi
- Guam Flycatcher , Myiagra freycineti
- Palau Flycatcher , Myiagra erythrops
- Pohnpei Flycatcher , Myiagra pluto
- Oceanic Flycatcher , Myiagra oceanica
- Biak Flycatcher , Myiagra atra
- Moluccan Flycatcher , Myiagra galeata
- Leaden Flycatcher , Myiagra rubecula
- Steel-blue Flycatcher , Myiagra ferrocyanea
- Ochre-headed Flycatcher , Myiagra cervinicauda
- Melanesian Flycatcher , Myiagra caledonica
- Vanikoro Flycatcher , Myiagra vanikorensis
- Samoan Flycatcher , Myiagra albiventris
- Blue-crested Flycatcher , Myiagra azureocapilla
- Broad-billed Flycatcher , Myiagra ruficollis
- Satin Flycatcher , Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Restless Flycatcher , Myiagra inquieta
- Shining Flycatcher , Myiagra alecto
- Dull Flycatcher , Myiagra hebetior
- Silktail , Lamprolia victoriae
- Black-breasted Boatbill , Machaerirhynchus nigripectus
- Yellow-breasted Boatbill, Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
- Magpie-lark, Grallina cyanoleuca
- Torrent-lark, Grallina bruijni
- Subfamily Rhipidurinae, the fantails
- Subfamily Dicrurinae, the drongos