Nuku Hiva Monarch
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Pomarea nukuhivae Murphy & Mathews, 1928 |
The Nuku Hiva Monarch (Pomarea nukuhivae) was a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It was endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
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- BirdLife International 2006. Pomarea nukuhivae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.