Biology:Buff-bellied monarch

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Short description: Species of bird

Buff-bellied monarch
FMIB 41425 Lalage banksiana.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Neolalage
Mathews, 1928
Species:
N. banksiana
Binomial name
Neolalage banksiana
(G.R. Gray, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Lalage banksiana

The buff-bellied monarch (Neolalage banksiana) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is monotypic within the genus Neolalage.[2] It is endemic to Vanuatu, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1]

The buff-bellied monarch was originally described in the genus Lalage. Alternate names include Banksian monarch, buff-bellied flycatcher, New Hebrides flycatcher, New Hebrides monarch, Pacific monarch (a name shared with the pale-blue monarch) and Vanuatu flycatcher.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q905062 entry