Kolombangara monarch

The Kolombangara monarch, or Brown's monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the Vella Lavella monarch.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.
Two subspecies are recognised:S. b. browni – Kolombangara, New Georgia, Vangunu and satellites S. b. meeki – Rendova and Tetepare Islands
The Vella Lavella monarch was formerly considered as a subspecies.