NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Ua Pou Monarch
Pomarea mira 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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Ua Pou monarch (Pomarea mira) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae, endemic to the French Polynesian island of Ua Pou. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Ua Pou monarch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:05:19.794745+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pomarea mira Murphy & Mathews, 1928
- Name authority
- Murphy & Mathews, 1928
- Common name
- Ua Pou 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 mira 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 |
| Iphis MonarchPomarea iphis 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pomarea mendozae mira Murphy & Mathews, 1928 Murphy & Mathews, 1928 | 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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916282 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:4LQRT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.