Moluccan monarch
The Moluccan monarch (Symposiachrus bimaculatus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. bimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus bimaculatus (Gray, GR, 1861) | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[1] Some authorities consider the Moluccan monarch as a subspecies (S. trivirgatus bimaculatus) of the spectacled monarch.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies recognized:[2][3]
- S. b. bimaculatus - (Gray, GR, 1861): found on Morotai, Halmahera and the Bacan Islands (northern Moluccas)
- S. b. diadematus - (Salvadori, 1878): found on Bisa and Obi Island (northern Moluccas)
References
- "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- "Monarchs « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
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