Symposiachrus bimaculatus (Moluccan Monarch)

Moluccan Monarch

Symposiachrus bimaculatus (Gray, GR 1861)

The Moluccan monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Monarchidae
Genus:
   Symposiachrus
Scientific:
  Symposiachrus bimaculatus

Original description

Citation:
(Gray, GR 1861)

Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.28, no.3 p.352

Imprint year:
1860

Protonym:
Monarcha bimaculata

Type locality:
Batjan.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46225#page/450/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
E61D0D041C8140C3

Avibase ID:
avibase-E61D0D04

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E61D0D04

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916292

English:
Moluccan Monarch
Bulgarian:
Молукска царска мухоловка
Catalan:
monarca bimaculat
Danish:
Halmaheramonark
German:
Weißbauchmonarch
Esperanto:
halmahera monarko
Spanish:
Monarca de Anteojos Moluqueño
Spanish (Spain):
Monarca de anteojos moluqueño
French:
Monarque bimaculé
Indonesian:
Kehicap kacamata
Japanese:
メンガタカササギビタキ
Dutch:
Molukse Monarch
Norwegian:
halmaheramonark
Polish:
monareczka diademowa
Portuguese:
monarca-das-molucas
Portuguese (Portugal):
monarca-bimaculado
Russian:
Молуккский монарх
Slovak:
monarch čelenkový
Serbian:
Molučka naočarasta monarh muharica
Swedish:
halmaheramonark
Turkish:
Maskeli Monark
Ukrainian:
монарх молуцький
Chinese:
摩鹿加王鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
摩鹿加王鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus)
Avilist 2025: Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Moluccan Spectacled Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 6]
eBird version 2025: Moluccan Spectacled Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Moluccan Monarch ( Symposiachrus bimaculatus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Symposiachrus [trivirgatus, melanopterus or bimaculatus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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