White-collared monarch
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| White-collared monarch | |
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| File:Piezorhynchus vidua - The Birds of New Guinea (cropped).jpg | |
| Illustration by William Matthew Hart | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. vidua
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| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus vidua (Tristram, 1879)
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
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