Black-tailed monarch

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.

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

See text

Synonyms
  • Monarcha verticalis
  • Symposiarchus verticalis

Taxonomy and systematics

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.

Subspecies

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

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Symposiachrus verticalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103714482A112353200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103714482A112353200.en.
  2. "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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