NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Iphis Monarch
Pomarea iphis Murphy & Mathews, 1928
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.
Pomarea iphis, Îles Marquises, PF, 2026-02-02 (iNaturalist).
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Iphis monarch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:27:03.868897+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pomarea iphis Murphy & Mathews, 1928
- Name authority
- Murphy & Mathews, 1928
- Common name
- Iphis Monarch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Pomarea
- 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
- genusPomarea Bonaparte, 1854
- speciesPomarea iphis Murphy & Mathews, 1928
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pomarea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rarotonga MonarchPomarea dimidiata (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eiao MonarchPomarea fluxa Murphy & Mathews, 1928 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Ua Pou MonarchPomarea mira Murphy & Mathews, 1928 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nuku Hiva MonarchPomarea nukuhivae Murphy & Mathews, 1928 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Marquesan MonarchPomarea mendozae (Hartlaub, 1854) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fatu Hiva MonarchPomarea whitneyi Murphy & Mathews, 1928 | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Murphy, Robert Cushman, & and Gregory Macalister Mathews. (1928). Birds Collected During the Whitney South Sea Expedition. V. American Museum Novitates, Vol. 337. 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.
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:4LQRR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.