Hooded Monarch
Symposiachrus manadensis
A medium-sized bird of lowland and foothill forest interior. Black upperparts and chest, white belly, grayish bill, fairly long tail and the hint of a bushy crest. Often found in pairs, or mixed flocks in the understory or midstory where it is difficult to see. Similar to male Satin and Leaden Flycatchers, but Hooded Monarch is found in forest interior rather than more open habitats, and the white underparts extend up the sides of the chest. Song, a high-pitch quavering whistle.
Taxonomy
The hooded monarch was described by the French zoologists Jean Quoy and Joseph Gaimard in 1832 from a specimen which they mistakenly claimed had been collected in Manado on the island of Célèbes (now Sulawesi). They coined the binomial name, Muscicapa manadensis. In 1941 the type locality was redesignated as Manokwari in New Guinea.<p>The hooded monarch was originally described in the genus Muscicapa and then placed in Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009. Alternate names include the black-and-white monarch, black-and-white monarch flycatcher and white-bellied monarch.
- Scientific name
- Symposiachrus manadensis
- Authority
- (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Symposiachrus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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