| Bismarck monarch | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. verticalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus verticalis (P. L. Sclater, 1877) | |
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The Bismarck monarch (Symposiachrus verticalis), formerly known as the black-tailed monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Symposiachrus verticalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T103714482A132191276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103714482A132191276.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Monarchs". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Symposiachrus verticalis | |
| Monarcha verticalis | |
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