Black-chinned monarch
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| First picture of an adult black-chinned monarch (Symposiachrus boanensis) taken on the island Boano, 2 November 1994 by Kees Moeliker. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. boanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus boanensis (, 1939)
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The black-chinned monarch (Symposiachrus boanensis), or Boano monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found on Boano island in the southern Mollucas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
This species was originally described as a subspecies of the spectacled monarch and then classified as a separate species in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] The name 'black-chinned monarch' is also used as an alternate name for the black-winged monarch.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus boanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707294A94115513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707294A94115513.en.
- ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
External links[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Symposiachrus
- Birds of the Maluku Islands
- Critically endangered fauna of Asia
- Birds described in 1939
- Monarchidae stubs