Solomons Pied Monarch (Symposiachrus barbatus)

Other Scientific Names

Other Names (World)
Solomons Pied Monarch, Black-and-white Monarch, Fluttering Monarch, Solomons Monarch

Family
Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ramsay, 1879)

Habitat
Primary forest and taller secondary forest. From sea level - 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B) (NB), Solomon Islands (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction due to logging is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Harsh churring notes, often repeated.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Solomons Monarch (Symposiachrus barbatus) [XC284106]
by Frank Lambert from Chupukama Ridge Guadalcanal 1320m, Solomon Islands (call)

Solomons Monarch (Symposiachrus barbatus) [XC828117]
by id from Mt. Balbi, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Monarcha malaitae has tentatively been referred to as a separate species from Solomons Pied Monarch (Symposiachrus barbatus) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993, Coates et al. 2006), but Filardi & Smith (2005) merely indicate the need for further work, so BirdLife International does not currently recognise the split.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

barbatus (Ramsay, 1879) - Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and Choiseul, Santa Isabel, Guadalcanal, and other small islands in the Solomon Islands.
malaitae (Mayr, 1931) - Malaita in the Solomon Islands. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Malaita Monarch (Symposiachrus malaitae).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Solomons Pied Monarch (Symposiachrus barbatus) - 10 files

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