Black-winged monarch


The black-winged monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
It is found in Australia and on New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the black-winged monarch include the black-chinned flycatcher, black-chinned monarch, black-winged flycatcher and black-winged monarch flycatcher. The alternate name 'black-chinned monarch' should not be confused with the species of the same name, Symposiachrus boanensis.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:M. f. frater – P.L. Sclater, 1874: Found in north-western New GuineaM. f. kunupi – Hartert & Paludan, 1934: Found in west-central New GuineaM. f. periophthalmicus – Sharpe, 1882: Originally described as a separate species. Found in central and south-eastern New GuineaPearly monarch or pearly flycatcher – Salvadori, 1876: Originally described as a separate species. Found on islands in the Torres Strait and north-eastern Australia