Kolombangara monarch

The Kolombangara monarch (Symposiachrus browni), or Brown's monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Kolombangara monarch
Illustration by William Matthew Hart
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species:
S. browni
Binomial name
Symposiachrus browni
(Ramsay, 1883)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Monarcha browni
  • Monarcha kulambangrae
  • Symposiarchus browni

Taxonomy and systematics

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

Subspecies

There are four subspecies recognized:[3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus browni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707326A94117538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707326A94117538.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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