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Tahiti monarch

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Pomarea

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Monarchidae

Scientific name
  
Pomarea nigra

Rank
  
Species

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The Tahiti monarch or Tahiti flycatcher (Pomarea nigra) is a rare species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family. It is endemic to Tahiti in French Polynesia. There are fewer than 50 individuals remaining.

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Taxonomy and systematics

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The Tahiti monarch was originally described in the genus Muscicapa. Formerly, the Maupiti monarch was considered as a subspecies of the Tahiti monarch until re-classified as separate species in 2012.

Description

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This bird is 15 centimeters long and black in color with a pale blue bill. The juvenile is reddish brown. The call sounds like tick-tick-tick and the song is "flute-like".

Distribution and habitat

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This bird is found in only four valleys in Tahiti. It lives in the canopy and understory in forests among mara trees (Neonauclea forsteri).

Threats

Threats to the species include the degradation of its forest habitat by the invasion of exotic plant species, including Miconia calvescens and Spathodea campanulata. The forest is also degraded by goat activity. Predation by rats and cats is a threat. The Tahiti kingfisher (Todiramphus veneratus) is a competitor.

References

Tahiti monarch Wikipedia