White-collared monarch

The white-collared monarch (Symposiachrus vidua) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands of Ugi and Makira.

White-collared monarch
Illustration by William Matthew Hart
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Symposiachrus
Species:	S. vidua
Binomial name
Symposiachrus vidua (Tristram, 1879)
Subspecies
See text
Synonyms
Monarcha vidua Monarcha viduus Piezorhynchus vidua Symposiarchus vidua

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally described as belonging to the genus Piezorhynchus (a synonym for Myiagra) and subsequently classified in the genus Monarcha prior to being moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.^[2] Alternate names include the San Cristobal monarch and scaled monarch.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognized:^[3]

• S. v. squamulatus - (Tristram, 1882): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Piezorhynchus. Found on Ugi Island
• S. v. vidua - (Tristram, 1879): Found on Makira