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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Symposiachrus

Higher classification
  
Symposiachrus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Monarchidae

Scientific name
  
Symposiachrus trivirgatus

Rank
  
Species

Spectacled monarch Spectacled Monarch Monarcha trivirgatus Spectacled Monarch in

Similar
  
Monarcha, Black‑faced monarch, Leaden flycatcher, Island monarch, Pied monarch

Spectacled monarch


The spectacled monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Spectacled monarch


Taxonomy and systematics

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This species was originally placed in the genus Drymophila and subsequently in Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.

Subspecies

Spectacled monarch Spectacled Monarch Monarcha trivirgatus videos photos and sound

The black-chinned monarch was formerly considered as a subspecies and also, some authorities continue to consider the Moluccan monarch as a subspecies of the spectacled monarch. There are currently seven subspecies recognized:

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  • S. t. trivirgatus - (Temminck, 1826): Found in central and eastern Lesser Sunda Islands
  • S. t. nigrimentum - (Gray, GR, 1861): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found in southern Lesser Sunda Islands
  • S. t. bernsteinii - (Salvadori, 1878): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found on Salawati (off western New Guinea)
  • S. t. melanopterus - (Gray, GR, 1858): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found in Louisiade Archipelago
  • S. t. albiventris - (Gould, 1866): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found in southern New Guinea, islands in the Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula (north-eastern Australia)
  • S. t. melanorrhous - (Schodde & Mason, IJ, 1999): Found in north-eastern Queensland (north-eastern Australia)
  • S. t. gouldii - (Gray, GR, 1861): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found in eastern Australia

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    Spectacled monarch Spectacled Monarch Australian Birds photographs by Graeme Chapman

    References

    Spectacled monarch Wikipedia
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