Island Monarch
Monarcha cinerascens(Temminck, CJ, 1827)
English (US) Island Monarch
The Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens) 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.
- Scientific name
- Monarcha cinerascens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Island Monarch
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Monarcha cinerascens commutatus
- Monarcha cinerascens cinerascens
- Monarcha cinerascens inornatus
- Monarcha cinerascens steini
- Monarcha cinerascens geelvinkianus
- Monarcha cinerascens fuscescens
- Monarcha cinerascens fulviventris
- Monarcha cinerascens perpallidus
- Monarcha cinerascens impediens
- Monarcha cinerascens rosselianus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymophila cinerascens
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1827)
- Type locality
- Timor.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.72, vol.3 pl.430 fig.2,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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