Bougainville monarch

The Bougainville monarch (Monarcha erythrostictus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Bougainville monarch
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Monarcha
Species:
M. erythrostictus
Binomial name
Monarcha erythrostictus
(Sharpe, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Monarcha castaneiventris erythrostictus
  • Monarcha erythrosticta
  • Pomarea erythrosticta

Taxonomy and systematics

The Bougainville monarch was originally described in the genus Pomarea and some authorities have classified it as a subspecies of the chestnut-bellied monarch.[1]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Monarcha castaneiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103715139A112353494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103715139A112353494.en. Retrieved 19 January 2017.


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