Black monarch
| Black monarch | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. axillaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus axillaris (Salvadori, 1876) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Monarcha axillaris | |
The black monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
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. a. axillaris - (Salvadori, 1876): found in north-western New Guinea
- S. a. fallax - (Ramsay, EP, 1885): found in west-central to south-eastern New Guinea and Goodenough Island (D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago)
References
- ↑ "Monarcha axillaris (Black Monarch)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "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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