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White-collared Monarch

Symposiachrus vidua (Tristram, 1879)

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Symposiachrus vidua (Tristram, 1879)
Name authority
(Tristram, 1879)
Common name
White-collared 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyMonarchidae Bonaparte, 1854
  11. genusSymposiachrus Bonaparte, 1854
  12. speciesSymposiachrus vidua (Tristram, 1879)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Symposiachrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Moluccan MonarchSymposiachrus bimaculatus (G. R. Gray, 1861)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Boano MonarchSymposiachrus boanensis (van Bemmel, 1939)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Biak MonarchSymposiachrus brehmii (Schlegel, 1871)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Spot-winged MonarchSymposiachrus guttula (R. P. Lesson & Garnot, 1828)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Kofiau MonarchSymposiachrus julianae (Ripley, 1959)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Kai MonarchSymposiachrus leucurus (G. R. Gray, 1858)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Banda Sea MonarchSymposiachrus mundus (P. L. Sclater, 1883)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Tanahjampea MonarchSymposiachrus everetti (E. J. O. Hartert, 1896)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Vella Lavella MonarchSymposiachrus nigrotectus (E. J. O. Hartert, 1908)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black MonarchSymposiachrus axillaris (Salvadori, 1876)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Solomons MonarchSymposiachrus barbatus (E. P. Ramsay, 1879)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Kolombangara MonarchSymposiachrus browni (E. P. Ramsay, 1883)MonarchidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 75 records assigned to Monarchidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Monarcha viduus (Tristram, 1879) (Tristram, 1879)synonym
Piezorhynchus vidua Tristram, 1879 Tristram, 1879synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Australia

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916304 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:53SC8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.