Flores monarch

Flores monarch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species: S. sacerdotum
Binomial name
Symposiachrus sacerdotum
Mees, 1973
Synonyms

Monarcha sacerdotum

The Flores monarch (Symposiachrus sacerdotum) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to the western half of the island of Flores in Indonesia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests between 350m and 1,000m in altitude. The Flores monarch has an estimated population of about 2,500-9,999 individuals, but its numbers are presumed to be decreasing. It is threatened by habitat loss and habitat fragmentation.

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