Vanikoro monarch

Vanikoro monarch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Mayrornis
Species: M. schistaceus
Binomial name
Mayrornis schistaceus
Mayr, 1933

The Vanikoro monarch (Mayrornis schistaceus) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its range is restricted to the Santa Cruz Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and it is threatened by habitat loss.

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