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Black Monarch
Symposiachrus axillaris (Salvadori, 1876)
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.
Symposiachrus axillaris, Amsui, West Papua, Indonesia, 2015-08-23 (iNaturalist).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The black monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Black monarch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:13:59.764119+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Symposiachrus axillaris (Salvadori, 1876)
- Name authority
- (Salvadori, 1876)
- Common name
- Black Monarch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Symposiachrus
- 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
- genusSymposiachrus Bonaparte, 1854
- speciesSymposiachrus axillaris (Salvadori, 1876)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Symposiachrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Moluccan MonarchSymposiachrus bimaculatus (G. R. Gray, 1861) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boano MonarchSymposiachrus boanensis (van Bemmel, 1939) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Biak MonarchSymposiachrus brehmii (Schlegel, 1871) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-winged MonarchSymposiachrus guttula (R. P. Lesson & Garnot, 1828) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kofiau MonarchSymposiachrus julianae (Ripley, 1959) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kai MonarchSymposiachrus leucurus (G. R. Gray, 1858) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Banda Sea MonarchSymposiachrus mundus (P. L. Sclater, 1883) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tanahjampea MonarchSymposiachrus everetti (E. J. O. Hartert, 1896) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vella Lavella MonarchSymposiachrus nigrotectus (E. J. O. Hartert, 1908) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Solomons MonarchSymposiachrus barbatus (E. P. Ramsay, 1879) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kolombangara MonarchSymposiachrus browni (E. P. Ramsay, 1883) | MonarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Manus MonarchSymposiachrus infelix (P. L. Sclater, 1877) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Monarcha axillaris Salvadori, 1876 Salvadori, 1876 | 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=916286 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:53SBN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.