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White-breasted Monarch

Symposiachrus menckei (Heinroth, O 1902)

The Mussau monarch, also known as the white-breasted monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Monarchidae
Genus:
   Symposiachrus
Scientific:
  Symposiachrus menckei


Original description

Citation:
  (Heinroth, O 1902)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 50, no.4 p.451

Protonym:
  Monarcha menckei

Type locality:
  St. Matthias (Mussau) Island.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104733#page/461/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  82331F197695DCB7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-82331F19

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/82331F19


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916300


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Symposiachrus menckei: Mussau, in St. Matthias group (north-central Bismarck Archipelago)
English:
White-breasted Monarch
Catalan:
monarca de l'illa Mussau
Czech:
muchálek mussauský
Danish:
Mussaumonark
German:
Weißbrustmonarch
Spanish:
Monarca de San Matías
Spanish (Spain):
Monarca de San Matías
Finnish:
saintmatthiasinmonarkki
French:
Monarque des Saint-Matthias
Croatian:
crnorepi monarh
Italian:
Monarca pettobianco
Japanese (romaji):
shirokasasagibitaki
Japanese:
シロカササギビタキ
Lithuanian:
Baltakrūtis monarchas
Dutch:
Witrugmonarch
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mussaumonark
Norwegian:
Mussaumonark
Polish:
monareczka białogrzbieta
Portuguese:
monarca-de-mussau
Portuguese (Portugal):
monarca-de-são-matias
Russian:
Белоспинный монарх
Slovak:
monarch bieloprsý
Serbian:
Belogruda monarh muharica
Swedish:
mussaumonark
Ukrainian:
Монарх білоспинний
Chinese:
白胸王鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
白胸王鶲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Monarque des Saint-Matthias ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Monarque des Saint-Matthias ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 2]
Clements 3rd edition:
Menke's Monarch ( Monarcha menckei)
Clements 4th edition:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
St Matthias Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
St. Matthias Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-breasted Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Mussau Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Mussau Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Mussau Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Mussau Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiarchus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiarchus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiarchus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiarchus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Mussau Monarch ( Symposiachrus menckei) [version 2]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Menke's Monarch ( Monarcha menckei)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Monarcha menckei
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Monarcha menckei [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Monarcha menckei [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-breasted Monarch ( Monarcha menckei) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Monarcha menckei [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Symposiachrus menckei [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Symposiachrus [manadensis, leucurus, brehmii, infelix, menckei, verticalis, barbatus, browni, vidua] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: monarca de l'illa Mussau
Czech: Muchálek Menckuv, muchálek mussauský
Danish: Mussaumonark
German: Weißbrustmonarch, Weißrückenmonarch, Weissrücken-Monarch
English: Mencke's Monarch, Menke's Monarch, Mussau Island Monarch, Mussau Monarch, Mussau Pied Monarch, St Matthias Monarch, St. Matthias Monarch, St. Mattias Monarch, St.Matthias monarch, White breasted Monarch, White-breasted Monarch
English, HBW: White-breasted Monarch
English (IOC): Mussau Monarch
English (United States): White-breasted Monarch
Spanish: Monarca de San Matias, Monarca de San Matías
Spanish (Spain): Monarca de San Matías
Spanish (HBW): White-breasted Monarch
Finnish: saintmatthiasinmonarkki, Saintmatthiassaartenmonarkki
French: Monarque des Bismarck, Monarque des Saint-Matthias
Croatian: crnorepi monarh
Italian: Monarca di S.Matthias, Monarca pettobianco
Japanese (romaji): shirokasasagibitaki
Japanese: シロカササギビタキ
Scientific: Monarcha menckei, Symposiachrus menckei, Symposiarchus menckei
Lithuanian: Baltakrūtis monarchas
Dutch: Witrugmonarch
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mussaumonark
Norwegian: Mussaumonark
Polish: monareczka białogrzbieta, monarka bialogrzbieta, monarka białogrzbieta
Portuguese: monarca-de-mussau
Portuguese (Portugal): monarca-de-são-matias
Russian: Белоспинный монарх
Slovak: monarch bieloprsý
Serbian: Belogruda monarh muharica
Swedish: Mussaumonark
Turkish: Sen Matyas Adası monarkı
Ukrainian: Монарх білоспинний
Chinese: 白胸王鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 白胸王鶲

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