Spectacled Monarch

Spectacled Monarch
Spectacled Monarch
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Monarcha
Species: M. trivirgatus
Synonyms
  • Symposiachrus trivirgatus
  • Symposiachrus bimaculatus
Juvenile Dayboro, SE Queensland

The Spectacled Monarch (Monarcha trivirgatus) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes placed in the genus Symposiachrus. The subspecies M. t. bimaculatus is sometimes split as the Moluccan Monarch (Monarcha bimaculatus).

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