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Spectacled monarch

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Spectacled monarch
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S. trivirgatus
Binomial name
Symposiachrus trivirgatus
(Temminck, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Monarcha trivirgatus
Juvenile Dayboro, SE Queensland

The spectacled monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy

The species is now usually placed in the genus Symposiachrus. The subspecies S. t. bimaculatus is sometimes split as the Moluccan monarch (Symposiachrus bimaculatus).

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