The Chuuk monarch (Metabolus rugensis), or Truk monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is monotypic within the genus Metabolus.[3] It is endemic to the island of Chuuk in Micronesia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Metabolus |
| Species: | M. rugensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Metabolus rugensis | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
editThe Chuuk monarch was originally described as belonging to the genus Muscicapa.
Description
editThe Chuuk monarch is a large monarch flycatcher, around 20 cm long. The plumage of this species is sexually dimorphic, with the male having almost entirely white plumage with a black face and throat and the female having entirely black plumage. The large bill is pale blue.
Distribution and habitat
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The natural habitats of the Chuuk monarch are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations.
Threats
editIt is threatened by habitat loss, with the development of the island and the loss of its forest home.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Metabolus rugensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707227A94111958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707227A94111958.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Metabolus rugensis". Avibase.
- ^ Thomas M. Brooks; John D. Pilgrim; Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (2005). "Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history". In Andy Purvis; John L. Gittleman & Thomas Brooks (eds.). Phylogeny and Conservation. Conservation Biology. Vol. 8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–294. ISBN 978-0-521-82502-3.
External links
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