Louisiade Monarch
Symposiachrus melanopterus(Gray, GR, 1858)
English (US) Louisiade Monarch
The Louisiade Monarch (Symposiachrus melanopterus) 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: D'Entrecasteaux and Louisiade archipelagoes and some Milne Bay islands (off southeastern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Symposiachrus melanopterus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Louisiade Monarch
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Monarcha melanoptera
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1858)
- Type locality
- Round Island (near Tagula), Louisiade Archipelago.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.358 p.178
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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