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Yap Monarch
Monarcha godeffroyi Hartlaub, 1868
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Yap monarch (Monarcha godeffroyi), or Yap Island monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Yap Main Islands, Micronesia. The natives of Yap Island call it "Gigiy" or "Achgigiy". It is the official state bird of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
Wikipedia contributors, Yap monarch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:18:38.683630+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Monarcha godeffroyi Hartlaub, 1868
- Name authority
- Hartlaub, 1868
- Common name
- Yap Monarch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Monarcha
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMonarchidae Bonaparte, 1854
- genusMonarcha Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
- speciesMonarcha godeffroyi Hartlaub, 1868
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Monarcha. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Island MonarchMonarcha cinerascens (Temminck, 1827) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-bellied MonarchMonarcha castaneiventris J. Verreaux, 1858 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-winged MonarchMonarcha frater P. L. Sclater, 1874 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tinian MonarchMonarcha takatsukasae (Yamashina, 1931) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Metabolus godeffroyi (Hartlaub, 1868) (Hartlaub, 1868) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hartlaub, & Karel Johan Gustav. (1868). On a Collection of Birds from less-known Localities in the Western Pacific. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 35. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4426Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.