Black-chinned monarch

Black-chinned monarch
First picture of an adult black-chinned monarch (Symposiachrus boanensis) taken on the island Boano, 2 November 1994
by Kees Moeliker.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species: S. boanensis
Binomial name
Symposiachrus boanensis
(van Bemmel, 1939)
Synonyms

Monarcha boanensis

The black-chinned monarch (Symposiachrus boanensis) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family endemic to Indonesia. It is found in the southern Mollucas.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[1]

References

  1. "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

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