Monarcha_infelix

Manus monarch

Manus monarch

Species of bird

The Manus monarch (Symposiachrus infelix), also called the Admiralty Islands monarch, the Admiralty monarch, the Admiralty pied monarch, the somber monarch and the unhappy monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea.

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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

The Manus monarch was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized:[3]

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus infelix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707310A94116662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707310A94116662.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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