Black-and-white Monarch - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Solomons Monarch¹

Symposiachrus barbatus

Monarcha barbatus

Distribution

Found on several of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized²:

• S. b. barbatus:

• Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Choiseul and Santa Isabel)

• S. b. malaitae:

• Malaita (Solomon Islands)

Formerly placed in genus Monarcha.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

References

1. Gill, F. and M.Wright. 2006. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691128278
2. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-and-white Monarch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-white_Monarch

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