Black-tailed monarch
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. verticalis |
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| Symposiachrus verticalis (P. L. Sclater, 1877) | |
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The black-tailed monarch (Symposiachrus verticalis) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] Alternate names include Bismarck monarch, Bismarck pied monarch, Duke of York monarch, New Britain monarch, New Britain pied monarch and York monarch.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies recognized:[3]
- Djaul monarch (S. v. ateralbus) - (Salomonsen, 1964): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found on Dyaul Island (off north-western New Ireland)
- S. v. verticalis - (P. L. Sclater, 1877): Found on the main islands of the Bismarck Archipelago
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus verticalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ "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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