Ua Pou Monarch - BirdForum Opus

The species Ua Pou Monarch is possibly extinct.

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Pomarea mira

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.

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/.
3. 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

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ua Pou Monarch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ua_Pou_Monarch

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