Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Monarchidae Scientific name Pomarea pomarea | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Pomarea Rank Species | |
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Similar Pomarea, Passerine, Guam flycatcher, Tahiti monarch, Mayrornis | ||
The Maupiti monarch (Pomarea pomarea) was a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It was endemic to the island of Maupiti in the Society Islands (French Polynesia). The Maupiti monarch became extinct shortly after the type specimen was collected in 1823.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Tahiti monarch was originally described in the genus Muscicapa. The Maupiti monarch was formerly considered conspecific with the Tahiti monarch until the species was split in 2012.
References
Maupiti monarch Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA