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Moluccan monarch

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Monarchidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Symposiachrus

Similar
  
Symposiachrus, Pale‑blue monarch, Spectacled monarch, Black‑chinned monarch, Flores monarch

The Moluccan monarch (Symposiachrus bimaculatus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009. Some authorities consider the Moluccan monarch as a subspecies (S. trivirgatus bimaculatus) of the spectacled monarch.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized:

  • S. b. bimaculatus - (Gray, GR, 1861): found on Morotai, Halmahera and the Bacan Islands (northern Moluccas)
  • S. b. diadematus - (Salvadori, 1878): found on Bisa and Obi Island (northern Moluccas)

    • References

    Moluccan monarch Wikipedia
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