The Moluccan monarch (Symposiachrus bimaculatus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. bimaculatus
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| Symposiachrus bimaculatus (Gray, GR, 1861)
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Taxonomy and systematics edit
This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009. Some authorities consider the Moluccan monarch as a subspecies (S. trivirgatus bimaculatus) of the spectacled monarch. The subspecies nigrimentum was formerly considered a subspecies of the spectacled monarch.[1]
Subspecies edit
There are three subspecies recognized:[1][2]
- S. b. bimaculatus - (Gray, GR, 1861): found on Morotai, Halmahera and the Bacan Islands (northern Moluccas)
- S. b. diadematus - (Salvadori, 1878): found on Bisa and Obi Island (northern Moluccas)
- S. t. nigrimentum - (Gray, GR, 1861): Seram & Ambon (east-central Moluccas), Gorong & Watubela (southeastern Moluccas)
References edit
- ^ a b "Monarchs – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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