Celestial monarch
| Celestial monarch | |
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| Lithograph (upper bird) by Joseph Smit (1878) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Hypothymis |
| Species: | H. coelestis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypothymis coelestis Tweeddale, 1877 | |
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The celestial monarch (Hypothymis coelestis) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family, and one of the most attractive of all the monarch flycatchers, with its spectacular blue crest and large yellow eye-ring (both of which are not illustrated in the facing painting). It is endemic to the Philippines.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- H. c. coelestis - Tweeddale, 1877: Found on Luzon, Samar, Dinagat, Mindanao, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi.
- H. c. rabori - Rand, 1970: Found on Sibuyan and Negros. This subspecies has not been recorded since 1959 and may now be extinct.[3]
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This beautiful insectivore is declining rapidly, with recent surveys revealing its presence at only 10 sites. Widespread and continuing reduction of its lowland habitat leaves its population severely fragmented and its status is vulnerable according to the Red Data Book of Threatened Birds of Asia.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Hypothymis coelestis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.
- ↑ Beooks,TM; et al. "The conservation status of the birds of Negros, Philippines". Bird Conservation International. 2: 290.
- del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
- Mittermeier, R.A., Gil, P.R., Hoffmann, M., Pilgrim, J., Brooks, T., Mittermeier, C.G., Lamoreux, J. and Da Fonseca, G.A.B. (2004) Hotspots Revisited. CEMEX, Mexico City.
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- Species Information at ARKive.
- Celestial Monarch videos on the Internet Bird Collection.
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