Species of bird
| Iphis monarch |
Conservation status |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Pomarea |
| Species: | P. iphis |
| Binomial name |
Pomarea iphis
Murphy & Mathews, 1928 |
The Iphis monarch (Pomarea iphis), or Ua Huka flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations.
Taxonomy and systematics
In 2012, a former subspecies (Pomarea iphis fluxa) was re-classified as the Eiao monarch.[2]
Distribution and population
The Iphis monarch is endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia and is restricted to the island of Ua Huka. In 1998 an ornithological study estimated that approximately 500 to 1,200 pairs lived on Ua Huka. This corresponds to about 2-5 pairs per hectare.
Ecology
Nesting pairs of birds were found from anywhere between 30 and 650 meters in elevation on Ua Huka. This bird prefers mid-elevation moist forest and lowland dry forest on the eastern coast of Ua Huka where it forages in dense brush for insects. The Iphis monarch hunts for insects by gleaning insects from branches. This bird also has been known to hunt at night for insects.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Pomarea iphis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22734314A119194254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22734314A119194254.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 3.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.1.
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
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Subfamily Terpsiphoninae |
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| Hypothymis | - Black-naped monarch (H. azurea)
- Pale-blue monarch (H. puella)
- Short-crested monarch (H. helenae)
- Celestial monarch (H. coelestis)
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| Trochocercus | - Blue-mantled crested flycatcher (T. cyanomelas)
- Blue-headed crested flycatcher (T. nitens)
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Terpsiphone
(Paradise flycatchers) | - Bedford's paradise flycatcher (T. bedfordi)
- Rufous-vented paradise flycatcher (T. rufocinerea)
- Red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer)
- Annobón paradise flycatcher (T. smithii)
- Bates's paradise flycatcher (T. batesi)
- African paradise flycatcher (T. viridis)
- Indian paradise flycatcher (T. paradisi)
- Blyth's paradise flycatcher (T. affinis)
- Amur paradise flycatcher (T. incei)
- Japanese paradise flycatcher (T. atrocaudata)
- Blue paradise flycatcher (T. cyanescens)
- Rufous paradise flycatcher (T. cinnamomea)
- São Tomé paradise flycatcher (T. atrochalybeia)
- Malagasy paradise flycatcher (T. mutata)
- Seychelles paradise flycatcher (T. corvina)
- Mascarene paradise flycatcher (T. bourbonnensis)
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Subfamily Monarchinae |
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Chasiempis
(‘Elepaios) | - Kauaʻi ʻelepaio (C. sclateri)
- O'ahu ʻelepaio (C. ibidis)
- Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio (C. sandwichensis)
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| Pomarea | - Rarotonga monarch (P. dimidiata)
- Tahiti monarch (P. nigra)
- Marquesan monarch (P. mendozae)
- Ua Pou monarch (P. mira)
- Iphis monarch (P. iphis)
- Fatu Hiva monarch (P. whitneyi)
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| Mayrornis | - Vanikoro monarch (M. schistaceus)
- Ogea monarch (M. versicolor)
- Slaty monarch (M. lessoni)
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| Neolalage | - Buff-bellied monarch (N. banksiana)
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Clytorhychus
(Shrikebills) | - Southern shrikebill (C. pachycephaloides)
- Fiji shrikebill (C. vitiensis)
- Black-throated shrikebill (C. nigrogularis)
- Santa Cruz shrikebill (C. sanctaecrucis)
- Rennell shrikebill (C. hamlini)
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| Metabolus | - Chuuk monarch (M. rugensis)
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| Symposiachrus | - Black monarch (S. axillaris)
- Spot-winged monarch (S. guttula)
- Black-bibbed monarch (S. mundus)
- Flores monarch (S. sacerdotum)
- Boano monarch (S. boanensis)
- Louisiade monarch (S. melanopterus)
- Spectacled monarch (S. trivirgatus)
- Moluccan monarch (S. bimaculatus)
- Kai monarch (S. leucurus)
- Tanahjampea monarch (S. everetti)
- Buru monarch (S. loricatus)
- Kofiau monarch (S. julianae)
- Biak monarch (S. brehmii)
- Hooded monarch (S. manadensis)
- Manus monarch (S. infelix)
- Mussau monarch (S. menckei)
- Black-tailed monarch (S. verticalis)
- Solomons monarch (S. barbatus)
- Kolombangara monarch (S. browni)
- White-collared monarch (S. vidua)
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| Monarcha | - Rufous monarch (M. rubiensis)
- Island monarch (M. cinerascens)
- Black-faced monarch (M. melanopsis)
- Black-winged monarch (M. frater)
- Bougainville monarch (M. erythrostictus)
- Chestnut-bellied monarch (M. castaneiventris)
- White-capped monarch (M. richardsii)
- Yap monarch (M. godeffroyi)
- Tinian monarch (M. takatsukasae)
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| Carterornis | - White-eared monarch (C. leucotis)
- White-naped monarch (C. pileatus)
- Golden monarch (C. chrysomela)
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| Arses | - Ochre-collared monarch (A. insularis)
- Frilled monarch (A. telescopthalmus)
- Frill-necked monarch (A. lorealis)
- Pied monarch (A. kaupi)
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| Grallina | - Magpie-lark (G. cyanoleuca)
- Torrent-lark (G. bruijni)
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| Myiagra | - Oceanic flycatcher (M. oceanica)
- Palau flycatcher (M. erythrops)
- Pohnpei flycatcher (M. pluto)
- Moluccan flycatcher (M. galeata)
- Biak black flycatcher (M. atra)
- Leaden flycatcher (M. rubecula)
- Steel-blue flycatcher (M. ferrocyanea)
- Makira flycatcher (M. cervinicauda)
- Melanesian flycatcher (M. caledonica)
- Vanikoro flycatcher (M. vanikorensis)
- Samoan flycatcher (M. albiventris)
- Azure-crested flycatcher (M. azureocapilla)
- Chestnut-throated flycatcher (M. castaneigularis)
- Broad-billed flycatcher (M. ruficollis)
- Satin flycatcher (M. cyanoleuca)
- Shining flycatcher (M. alecto)
- Velvet flycatcher (M. hebetior)
- Paperbark flycatcher (M. nana)
- Restless flycatcher (M. inquieta)
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Taxon identifiers |
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