White-collared monarch
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. vidua
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| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus vidua (Tristram, 1879)
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The white-collared monarch (Symposiachrus vidua) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands of Ugi and Makira.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]This species was originally described as belonging to the genus Piezorhynchus (a synonym for Myiagra) and subsequently classified in the genus Monarcha prior to being moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] Alternate names include the San Cristobal monarch and scaled monarch.
Subspecies
[edit]There are two subspecies recognized:[3]
- S. v. squamulatus - (Tristram, 1882): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Piezorhynchus. Found on Ugi Island
- S. v. vidua - (Tristram, 1879): Found on Makira
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus vidua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22707330A94117765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707330A94117765.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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