Kolombangara monarch

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Kolombangara monarch
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species:
S. browni
Binomial name
Symposiachrus browni
(Ramsay, 1883)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Monarcha browni
  • Monarcha kulambangrae
  • Symposiarchus browni

The Kolombangara monarch (Symposiachrus browni), or Brown's monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009. [2]

Subspecies

There are four subspecies recognized: [3]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus browni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22707326A94117538. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707326A94117538.en .
  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 .