Eiao monarch
| Eiao monarch | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Pomarea |
| Species: | † P. fluxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pomarea fluxa Murphy & Mathews, 1928 | |
The Eiao monarch (Pomarea fluxa) is an extinct species of bird in the Monarchidae family. The species is sometimes considered to have been conspecific with the Iphis monarch. It was endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It became extinct due to habitat loss. It was last seen in 1977.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pomarea fluxa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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