Spectacled monarch
| Spectacled monarch | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. trivirgatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus trivirgatus (Temminck, 1826) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Juvenile Dayboro, SE Queensland
The spectacled monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy
The species is now usually placed in the genus Symposiachrus. The subspecies S. t. bimaculatus is sometimes split as the Moluccan monarch (Symposiachrus bimaculatus).
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Symposiachrus trivirgatus. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Symposiachrus trivirgatus |
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Monarcha trivirgatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.