Chuuk Monarch
Metabolus rugensis(Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
English (US) Chuuk Monarch
The Chuuk Monarch (Metabolus rugensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Chuuk (eastern Caroline Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Metabolus rugensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Chuuk Monarch
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa Rugensis
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
- Type locality
- Roug = Truk.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (2), 16 p.312
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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