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The species Ua Pou Monarch is possibly extinct. |
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- Pomarea mira
Identification
Distribution
Formerly endemic to Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands.
Last recorded in 1985 (an unconfirmed sighting in 2010).
Taxonomy
This was a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Marquesan Monarch.
Habitat
Presumed to have preferred lowland forest in the past, which is now largely destroyed.
Behaviour
References
- 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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2006. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553064
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ua Pou Monarch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ua_Pou_Monarch
