Biology:White-collared monarch

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Short description: Species of bird

White-collared monarch
Piezorhynchus vidua - 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. vidua
Binomial name
Symposiachrus vidua
(Tristram, 1879)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Monarcha viduus
  • Monarcha vidua
  • Piezorhynchus vidua Symposiarchus vidua

The white-collared monarch (Symposiachrus vidua) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands of Ugi and Makira.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally described as belonging to the genus Piezorhynchus (a synonym for Myiagra) and subsequently classified in the genus Monarcha prior to being moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] Alternate names include the San Cristobal monarch and scaled monarch.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized:[3]

  • S. v. squamulatus - (Tristram, 1882): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Piezorhynchus. Found on Ugi Island
  • S. v. vidua - (Tristram, 1879): Found on Makira

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2224582 entry