The black monarch (''Symposiachrus axillaris'') is a species of
bird in the family
Monarchidae
The monarchs (family Monarchidae) comprise a family of over 100 passerine birds which includes shrikebills, paradise flycatchers, and magpie-larks.
Monarchids are small insectivorous songbirds with long tails. They inhabit forest or woodland a ...
.
It is found in
New Guinea.
Its natural
habitats are
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Description
TSMF is generally found in large, discont ...
and subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species was formerly placed in the genus ''
Monarcha
''Monarcha'' is a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. They are found in Australia and Melanesia.
Taxonomy and systematics
The genus ''Monarcha'' was introduced by naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827 with the black-fac ...
'' until moved to ''Symposiachrus'' in 2009. Alternate names include the black monarch flycatcher, fantail monarch and fantailed monarch.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies recognized:
* ''S. a. axillaris'' -
( Salvadori, 1876): Found in north-western New Guinea
* ''S. a. fallax'' -
( Ramsay, EP, 1885): Originally described as a separate species in the genus ''
Rhipidura''. Found in west-central to south-eastern New Guinea and
Goodenough Island (
D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
D'Entrecasteaux Islands () are situated near the eastern tip of New Guinea in the Solomon Sea in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The group spans a distance of , has a total land area of approximately and is separated from the Papua New G ...
)
References
black monarch
Birds of New Guinea
black monarch
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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