Manus monarch

The Manus monarch (Symposiachrus infelix), also called the Admiralty Islands monarch, the Admiralty monarch, the Admiralty pied monarch, the somber monarch and the unhappy monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea.

Manus monarch
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Symposiachrus
Species:	S. infelix
Binomial name
Symposiachrus infelix (Sclater, PL, 1877)
Subspecies
See text
Synonyms
Monarcha infelix

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Manus monarch was originally placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.^[2]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized:^[3]

• S. i. infelix - (P.L. Sclater, 1877): Found on Manus Island
• S. i. coultasi - (Mayr, 1955): Found on Rambutyo and Tong Islands