Black monarch

The black monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[2]

Black monarch
Illustration by William Matthew Hart

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species:
S. axillaris
Binomial name
Symposiachrus axillaris
(Salvadori, 1876)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Monarcha axillaris
  • Symposiarchus axillaris

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[3] Alternate names include the black monarch flycatcher, fantail monarch and fantailed monarch.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized:[4]

  • S. a. axillaris - (Salvadori, 1876): Found in north-western New Guinea
  • S. a. fallax - (Ramsay, EP, 1885): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Rhipidura. Found in west-central to south-eastern New Guinea and Goodenough Island (D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago)
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References
  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Symposiachrus axillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22707231A118762427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707231A118762427.en.
  2. "Monarcha axillaris (Black Monarch)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  3. "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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