Nuku Hiva monarch
| Nuku Hiva monarch | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Pomarea |
| Species: | †P. nukuhivae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pomarea nukuhivae Murphy & Mathews, 1928 | |
The Nuku Hiva monarch (Pomarea nukuhivae) was a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It was endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It became extinct due to habitat loss and introduced predators. The last confirmed sighting was in the 1930's and a possible sighting was reported in 1975.[2]
Taxonomy and Systematics
The Nuku Hiva monarch was formerly considered as a subspecies of P. mendozae until elevated to species rank by the IOC in 2012.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pomarea nukuhivae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Nuku Hiva Monarch (Pomarea nukuhivae) - BirdLife species factsheet". www.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 3.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.1.
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