Island monarch
| Island monarch | |
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| M. cinerascens at Talaud Islands | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Monarcha |
| Species: | M. cinerascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Monarcha cinerascens (Temminck, 1827) | |
| Subspecies | |
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The island monarch (Monarcha cinerascens) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Subspecies
Eleven subspecies are recognized:[2]
- M. c. commutatus - Brüggemann, 1876: Found on Sangir, Siau, Mayu and Tifore Islands (off north-eastern Sulawesi)
- M. c. cinerascens - (Temminck, 1827): Found on Sulawesi, Talaud Archipelago, Moluccas and Lesser Sundas
- M. c. inornatus - (Lesson, R & Garnot, 1828): Found on western Papuan islands, north-western New Guinea and Aru Islands
- M. c. steini - Stresemann & Paludan, 1932: Found on Numfor (off north-western New Guinea)
- M. c. geelvinkianus - Meyer, AB, 1884: Found on Yapen and Biak (off north-western New Guinea)
- M. c. fuscescens - Meyer, AB, 1884: Found on islands off north-western New Guinea
- M. c. nigrirostris - Neumann, 1929: Found in north-eastern New Guinea and nearby islands
- M. c. fulviventris - Hartlaub, 1868: Found in western Bismarck Archipelago
- M. c. perpallidus - Neumann, 1924: Found in northern and central Bismarck Archipelago
- M. c. impediens - Hartert, 1926: Found on islets off eastern Bismarck Archipelago to the Solomon Islands
- M. c. rosselianus - Rothschild & Hartert, 1916: Found on Trobriand Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago and Louisiade Archipelago
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Monarcha cinerascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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