Eiao monarch

The Eiao monarch (Pomarea fluxa) is an extinct species of bird in the family Monarchidae. The species is sometimes considered to have been conspecific with the Iphis monarch. It was endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Eiao monarch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Pomarea
Species:
P. fluxa
Binomial name
Pomarea fluxa
Murphy & Mathews, 1928
Synonyms
  • Pomarea iphis fluxa

The Eiao Monarch was last seen in 1977.[2] The likely cause of extinction is thought to have been introduced predators (feral cats, black rats) however, other contributing factors may have included possible avian disease from introduced species (Chestnut-breasted Mannikin) and habitat loss caused by intensive grazing by introduced sheep. It was last seen in 1977.[3]

Taxonomy and systematics

Until 2012, the Eiao monarch was considered to be a subspecies (Pomarea iphis fluxa) of the Iphis monarch.[4]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pomarea fluxa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Eiao Monarch (Pomarea fluxa) - BirdLife species factsheet". www.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  3. "Eiao Monarch (Pomarea fluxa) - BirdLife species factsheet". www.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  4. "IOC World Bird List 3.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.1.


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