Kolombangara monarch
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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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. browni |
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| Symposiachrus browni (Ramsay, 1883) | |
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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]
- S. b. browni - (Ramsay, 1883): Found on Kolombangara, New Georgia, Vangunu and nearby islands
- S. b. ganongae - (Mayr, 1935): Originally described as a subspecies of the Solomons monarch. Found on Ranongga Island
- S. b. nigrotectus - (Hartert, 1908): Originally described as a subspecies of the Solomons monarch and subsequently as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found on Vella Lavella
- S. b. meeki - (Rothschild & Hartert, 1905): Found on Rendova and Tetepare Islands
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus browni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707326A94117538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707326A94117538.en.
- "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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