Manus monarch
| Manus monarch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. infelix |
| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus infelix (P.L. Sclater, 1877) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Monarcha infelix | |
The Manus monarch (Symposiachrus infelix) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies recognized:[3]
- S. i. infelix - (P.L. Sclater, 1877): found on Manus Island
- S. i. coultasi - (Mayr, 1955): found on Rambutyo and Tong Islands
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Monarcha infelix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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