Maupiti Monarch - BirdForum Opus

The species Maupiti Monarch is extinct.

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Pomarea pomarea

Distribution

Formerly endemic to Maupiti, French Polynesia.
Became extinct shortly after its discovery in 1823, presumably due to the invasion of rats and other exotic species.

Taxonomy

This was a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Tahiti Monarch.

Behaviour

Nothing known.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Maupiti Monarch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Maupiti_Monarch

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