Biology:Kolombangara monarch

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Short description: Species of bird

Kolombangara monarch
Piezorhynchus browni - The Birds of New Guinea (cropped).jpg
Illustration by William Matthew Hart
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species:
S. browni
Binomial name
Symposiachrus browni
(Ramsay, 1883)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Monarcha kulambangrae Monarcha browni
  • Symposiarchus browni

The Kolombangara monarch (Symposiachrus browni), or Brown's monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2]

Subspecies

There are four subspecies recognized:[3]

  • S. b. browni - (Ramsay, 1883): Found on Kolombangara, New Georgia, Vangunu and nearby islands
  • S. b. ganongae - (Mayr, 1935): Originally described as a subspecies of the Solomons monarch. Found on Ranongga Island
  • S. b. nigrotectus - (Hartert, 1908): Originally described as a subspecies of the Solomons monarch and subsequently as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found on Vella Lavella
  • S. b. meeki - (Rothschild & Hartert, 1905): Found on Rendova and Tetepare Islands

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1923339 entry