Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
Golden Monarch (Monarcha chrysomela) - HBW 11, p. 313
French: Monarque doré
German: Goldmonarch
Spanish: Monarca Dorado
Other common names: Black-and-gold Monarch, Black-and-yellow Monarch-flycatcher
Taxonomy: Muscicapa chrysomela Garnot, 1827, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago.
Geographical variation largely clinal. Nine subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanonotus P. L. Sclater, 1877 - W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool) and NW New Guinea (Vogelkop).
- kordensis A. B. Meyer, 1874 - Biak I (in Geelvink Bay), in NW New Guinea.
- aruensis Salvadori, 1874 - Aru Is, off SW New Guinea.
- melanonotus P. L. Sclater, 1877 - W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool) and NW New Guinea (Vogelkop).
- kordensis A. B. Meyer, 1874 - Biak I (in Geelvink Bay), in NW New Guinea.
- aruensis Salvadori, 1874 - Aru Is, off SW New Guinea.
- aurantiacus A. B. Meyer, 1891 - N New Guinea.
- nitidus (De Vis, 1897) - S & E New Guinea, including D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago.
- chrysomela (Garnot, 1827) - New Hanover and New Ireland, in Bismarck Archipelago.
- pulcherrimus Salomonsen, 1964 - Dyaul I, off NW New Ireland.
- tabarensis Mayr, 1955 - Tabar Is, off E New Ireland.
- whitneyorum Mayr, 1955 - Lihir Is, off E New Ireland.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in a tree calling persistently and flying away. Locality Biak Island, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp kordensis)
Josep del Hoyo 14 July 2008 4 years ago 58 sec 4.7 -
A male in a tree singing. Locality Biak Island, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp kordensis)
Josep del Hoyo 14 July 2008 4 years ago 37 sec 4.2
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