Black-tailed monarch
| Black-tailed monarch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. verticalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus verticalis (P. L. Sclater, 1877) | |
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Monarcha verticalis | |
The black-tailed monarch (Symposiachrus verticalis) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. 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 formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies recognized:[3]
- S. v. ateralbus - (Salomonsen, 1964): 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 (2012). "Monarcha verticalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "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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