Bougainville monarch
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Monarcha |
| Species: | M. erythrostictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Monarcha erythrostictus (Sharpe, 1888)
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The Bougainville monarch (Monarcha erythrostictus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
The Bougainville monarch was originally described in the genus Pomarea and some authorities have classified it as a subspecies of the chestnut-bellied monarch.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Monarcha castaneiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Monarcha
- Birds of Bougainville Island
- Birds described in 1888
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