Boano monarch
| Boano monarch | |
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| On the island of Boano, 1994 (Kees Moeliker) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. boanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus boanensis (van Bemmel, 1939) | |
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The Boano monarch (Symposiachrus boanensis), or black-chinned 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 (2018) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Symposiachrus boanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22707294A127184528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707294A127184528.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Monarchs". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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