Spot-winged monarch

Spot-winged monarch
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Symposiachrus
Species:	S. guttula
Binomial name
Symposiachrus guttula (Lesson & Garnot, 1828)
Synonyms
Monarcha guttulus Monarcha guttula Muscicapa guttula Symposiarchus guttula

The spot-winged monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), or spot-wing monarch flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. ^[2] It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The spot-winged monarch was originally placed in the genus Muscicapa and later Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009. ^[3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2017). "Symposiachrus guttula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T22707267A118762710. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707267A118762710.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Alan P. Peterson, World Birds Taxonomic List. The original published name was Monarcha guttula.
3. "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.