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Mussau monarch

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Mussau monarch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Monarchidae
Genus:
Symposiachrus
Species:
S. menckei
Binomial name
Symposiachrus menckei
(Heinroth, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Monarcha menckei

The Mussau monarch (Symposiachrus menckei), also known as the white-breasted monarch, is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to the Bismark Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.


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