Black-winged monarch

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Black-winged monarch
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Monarcha
Species:
M. frater
Binomial name
Monarcha frater
Subspecies

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center specimen Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.136339 1 - Monarcha frater frater Sclater, 1874 - Monarchidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Naturalis Biodiversity Center specimen

The black-winged monarch (Monarcha frater) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Australia and on New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the black-winged monarch include the black-chinned flycatcher, black-chinned monarch, black-winged flycatcher and black-winged monarch flycatcher. The alternate name 'black-chinned monarch' should not be confused with the species of the same name, Symposiachrus boanensis .

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Monarcha frater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22707240A111241893. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22707240A111241893.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4 .