White-capped monarch

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.

White-capped 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: Monarcha
Species:
M. richardsii
Binomial name
Monarcha richardsii
(E.P. Ramsay, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Piezorhynchus Richardsii

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally described as belonging to the genus Piezorhynchus (a synonym for Myiagra).

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References

  1. 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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