Black-tailed Monarch (Symposiachrus verticalis) [XC38270]
by Frank Lambert from Pokili Reserve, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (call)
Black-tailed Monarch (Symposiachrus verticalis) [XC38272]
by Todd Mark from Tuve, behind Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea (call, calls\/song?)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
verticalis (Sclater, 1877) - Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover, New Ireland, Umboi, New Britain, Duke of York Is).
ateralbus (Salomonsen, 1964) - Dyaul I, off north-western New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Djaul Monarch (Symposiachrus ateralbus).