Black monarch

Black monarch
Illustration by William Matthew Hart
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species:
S. axillaris
Binomial name
Symposiachrus axillaris
(Salvadori, 1876)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Monarcha axillaris
  • Symposiarchus axillaris

The black monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] Alternate names include the black monarch flycatcher, fantail monarch and fantailed monarch.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Symposiachrus axillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22707231A118762427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707231A118762427.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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