Black monarch
The black monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. axillaris |
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| Symposiachrus axillaris (Salvadori, 1876) | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[3] Alternate names include the black monarch flycatcher, fantail monarch and fantailed monarch.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies recognized:[4]
- S. a. axillaris - (Salvadori, 1876): Found in north-western New Guinea
- S. a. fallax - (Ramsay, EP, 1885): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Rhipidura. Found in west-central to south-eastern New Guinea and Goodenough Island (D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago)
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Symposiachrus axillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22707231A118762427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707231A118762427.en.
- "Monarcha axillaris (Black Monarch)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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