This species was originally described in the genus
Muscicapa. Some authorities consider the
ochre-collared monarch and the
frill-necked monarch as subspecies of the frilled monarch. Alternate names include the
Australian frilled monarch and
frilled flycatcher.
Subspecies Five
subspecies are recognized: •
A. t. batantae -
Sharpe, 1879: Formerly classified by some authorities as a subspecies of the
frill-necked monarch. Found on
Batanta and
Waigeo (western Papuan islands) •
A. t. telescopthalmus - (
Lesson &
Garnot, 1827): Found on
Salawati and
Misool (western Papuan islands) and north-western New Guinea •
A. t. aruensis - Sharpe, 1879: Formerly classified by some authorities as a subspecies of the frill-necked monarch. Found on the
Aru Islands (south-west of New Guinea) •
A. t. harterti -
van Oort, 1909: Formerly classified by some authorities as a subspecies of the frill-necked monarch. Found in southern New Guinea •
A. t. henkei -
Meyer, AB, 1886: Found in eastern and southern New Guinea ==References==