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Boano monarch
On the island of Boano, 1994 (Kees Moeliker)
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Symposiachrus
Species:	S. boanensis
Binomial name
Symposiachrus boanensis (van Bemmel, 1939)
Synonyms
Monarcha boanensis Monarcha trivirgata boanensis Monarcha trivirgatus boanensis Symposiachrus trivirgatus boanensis Symposiarchus boanensis

The Boano monarch (Symposiachrus boanensis), or black-chinned monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found on Boano island in the southern Mollucas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally described as a subspecies of the spectacled monarch and then classified as a separate species in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009. The name 'black-chinned monarch' is also used as an alternate name for the black-winged monarch.

References

1. BirdLife International (2018) . "Symposiachrus boanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22707294A127184528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707294A127184528.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Monarchs". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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