The Bougainville monarch (Monarcha erythrostictus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
| Bougainville monarch | |
|---|---|
_-_Monarchidae_-_bird_skin_specimen.jpeg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Monarcha |
| Species: | M. erythrostictus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Monarcha erythrostictus (Sharpe, 1888)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Taxonomy and systematics edit
The Bougainville monarch was originally described in the genus Pomarea and some authorities have classified it as a subspecies of the chestnut-bellied monarch.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Monarcha castaneiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103715139A112353494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103715139A112353494.en. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
 | This Monarchidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |