Biak monarch

Biak monarch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species: S. brehmii
Binomial name
Symposiachrus brehmii
(Schlegel, 1871)
Synonyms

Monarcha brehmii

The Biak monarch (Symposiachrus brehmii) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to Biak Island, Indonesia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2]

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