Black-winged monarch

The black-winged monarch (Monarcha frater) 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.

Black-winged monarch
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Monarcha
Species:	M. frater
Binomial name
Monarcha frater P.L. Sclater, 1874
Subspecies
See text

Naturalis Biodiversity Center specimen

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:^[2]

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