The Manus monarch (Symposiachrus infelix), also called the Admiralty Islands monarch, the Admiralty monarch, the Admiralty pied monarch, the somber monarch and the unhappy monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea.

Manus monarch
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species:
S. infelix
Binomial name
Symposiachrus infelix
(Sclater, PL, 1877)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Monarcha infelix
  • Symposiarchus infelix

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

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The Manus monarch was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2]

Subspecies

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There are two subspecies recognized:[3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus infelix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707310A94116662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707310A94116662.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.