Boano Monarch
Symposiachrus boanensis
A striking black-and-white, heavy-billed flycatcher-like songbird confined to Boano Island. Black above, with black head and throat, white collar, and all-white underparts. Note broad white outer tail feathers. Juveniles gray above with buffy underside. Pairs or singles join mixed-species flocks in understory of lowland forest and forest edge. The species lacks a strong peach collar and wash on the breast, unlike Spectacled Monarch. Song is a level-pitched whistle, “sweee,” sometimes followed by a buzzing trill. Also gives harsh, rasping “grrrt” alarm notes and twittering phrases.
Taxonomy
This species was originally described as a subspecies of the spectacled monarch and then classified as a separate species in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009. The name 'black-chinned monarch' is also used as an alternate name for the black-winged monarch.[citation needed]
- Scientific name
- Symposiachrus boanensis
- Authority
- (van Bemmel, 1939)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Symposiachrus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
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