Rufous monarch

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Rufous monarch
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species:
S. rubiensis
Binomial name
Symposiachrus rubiensis
(Meyer, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Monarcha rubiensis
  • Tchitrea rubiensis

The rufous monarch (Symposiachrus rubiensis), or rufous monarch flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae found in western New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The rufous monarch was originally described in the genus Tchitrea . The species was later reclassified in Monarcha for many years. In 2016, the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International reclassified it into Symposiachrus , and the International Ornithological Congress followed suit in 2022. [2] [3]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus rubiensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2016: e.T22707234A94112403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707234A94112403.en . Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Beehler, Bruce M.; Pratt, Thane K. (2016-03-29). Birds of New Guinea. Princeton University Press. doi:10.1515/9781400880713. ISBN   978-1-4008-8071-3.
  3. "IOC World Bird List 12.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1 . S2CID   246050277 . Retrieved 2022-01-29.