White-capped monarch
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| Illustration by William Matthew Hart | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Monarcha |
| Species: | M. richardsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Monarcha richardsii (E.P. Ramsay, 1881)
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The white-capped monarch (Monarcha richardsii), or Richards' monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Western Province in the Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
This species was originally described as belonging to the genus Piezorhynchus (a synonym for Myiagra).
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Monarcha richardsii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22707252A94113552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707252A94113552.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Monarcha
- Birds of the Western Province (Solomon Islands)
- Birds described in 1881
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