Bougainville monarch
The Bougainville monarch (Monarcha erythrostictus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Monarcha |
| Species: | M. erythrostictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monarcha erythrostictus (Sharpe, 1888) | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The Bougainville monarch was originally described in the genus Pomarea and some authorities have classified it as a subspecies of the chestnut-bellied monarch.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Monarcha castaneiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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