Black-tailed monarch

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Black-tailed monarch
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species:
S. verticalis
Binomial name
Symposiachrus verticalis
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Monarcha verticalis
  • Symposiarchus verticalis

The black-tailed monarch (Symposiachrus verticalis) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics[edit]

This species was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] Alternate names include Bismarck monarch, Bismarck pied monarch, Duke of York monarch, New Britain monarch, New Britain pied monarch and York monarch.[citation needed]

Subspecies[edit]

There are two subspecies recognized:[3]

  • Djaul monarch (S. v. ateralbus) – (Salomonsen, 1964): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found on Dyaul Island (off north-western New Ireland)
  • S. v. verticalis(P. L. Sclater, 1877): Found on the main islands of the Bismarck Archipelago

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Symposiachrus verticalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T103714482A132191276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103714482A132191276.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". International Olympic Committee World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.