Marquesan Monarch (Pomarea mendozae)

Other Names (World)
Marquesas Monarch, Marquesan Monarch

Family
Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1854)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, dry forest. Also, heavily degraded former forest.

Range (Guide)

French Polynesia (B).

Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.

Population
Estimated population is 160 - 250 (2011) and stable.

Status EN
Predation by feral cats, rats and grazing by feral sheep are the main threats. Introduced predatory birds such as Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) and Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) are also threats. Estimated population is 150 - 250 (2010) and stable.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A raspy 'sherkee-six' and a whistled 'soo-weet'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Marquesan Monarch (Pomarea mendozae) [XC442600]
by JACOB Herv\u00e9 from Southern Group, Marquesas Islands, France (begging call, call)

Marquesan Monarch (Pomarea mendozae) [XC803493]
by id from Motane Nature Reserve (near Hiva Oa), Southern Group, \u00celes Marquises, France (song)

Subspecies
Pomarea mendozae (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Marquesan Monarch (Pomarea mendozae), Ua Pou Monarch (Pomarea mira) and Nuku Hiva Monarch (Pomarea nukuhivae) following Cibois et al. (2004).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

mendozae ! (Hartlaub, 1854) - Hiva Oa (extinct), Tahuata (extinct).
motanensis Murphy & Mathews, 1928 - Mohotani.
nukuhivae ! Murphy and Mathews, 1928 - Formerly Marquesas Islands (Nuku Hiva); extinct, last reported in the 1930s.
mira ! Murphy and Mathews, 1928 - Marquesas Islands (Ua Pou); critically endangered, if not extinct.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Marquesan Monarch (Pomarea mendozae) - 3 files

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