Biology:Yap monarch
| Yap monarch | |
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| File:Monarcha godeffroyi 33803351.jpg | |
| Male | |
| File:Monarcha godeffroyi - Thibaud Aronson - 40298068.jpeg | |
| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Monarcha |
| Species: | M. godeffroyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Monarcha godeffroyi Hartlaub, 1868
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The Yap monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi), or Yap Island monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Yap Main Islands, Micronesia. The natives of Yap Island call it "Gigiy" or "Achgigiy". It is the official state bird of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
Description
The male has a black head, throat, wings and tail. It has a blue bill, dark iris and dark greyish tail. The female is almost entirely black except for the white collar around its neck. The juvenile is browner than adult with rufous-brown upperparts.[2]
Voice
The song is often described as a loud series of whistles "we're here, we're here" or "wheereo, wheereo". The calls include rasping notes "chick-chick-chick-cher-dee" and a squeaky "weer".[2][3]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Metabolus godeffroyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2016: e.T22707333A94117913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707333A94117913.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22707333/0. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook of the birds of the world. Internet Archive. Barcelona : Lynx Edicions. 1992. ISBN 978-84-87334-10-8. http://archive.org/details/handbookofbirdso0011unse.
- ↑ Clement, Peter (2020). "Yap Monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi), version 1.0" (in en). Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.yapmon1.01. ISSN 2771-3105. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/yapmon1/cur/introduction.
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