Biology:Black-tailed monarch
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Short description: Species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. verticalis
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| Symposiachrus verticalis (P. L. Sclater, 1877)
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The black-tailed monarch (Symposiachrus verticalis) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] Alternate names include Bismarck monarch, Bismarck pied monarch, Duke of York monarch, New Britain monarch, New Britain pied monarch and York monarch.[citation needed]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies recognized:[3]
- Djaul monarch (S. v. ateralbus) – (Salomonsen, 1964): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found on Dyaul Island (off north-western New Ireland)
- S. v. verticalis – (P. L. Sclater, 1877): Found on the main islands of the Bismarck Archipelago
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Symposiachrus verticalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T103714482A132191276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103714482A132191276.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103714482/132191276. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/Archives/Master_IOC_list_v2.0.xls.
- ↑ IOC World Bird List 6.4. International Olympic Committee World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/crossref.
Wikidata ☰ Q1923310 entry
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