Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Corvida
Superfamilia: Corvoidea
Familia: Monarchidae
Genus: Pomarea
Species: Pomarea mendozae
Subspecies: † P. m. mendozae - P. m. motanensis
Name
Pomarea mendozae (Hartlaub, 1854)
Original combination: Monarcha Mendozae Hartlaub, 1854
References
J.Orn. 2 p.170 BHL
American Museum Novitates no.337 p.4
IOC World Bird List version 7.3
IUCN: Pomarea mendozae (Endangered)
Vernacular names
Cymraeg: Brenin Marquesas
Deutsch: Marquesas-Monarch
English: Marquesan Monarch
suomi: Marquesasinvuorimonarkki
magyar: Marquises-szigeteki tengerilégykapó
Nederlands: Markiezenmonarch
polski: Pacyficzka zmienna
svenska: marquesasmonark
The Marquesan monarch (Pomarea mendozae) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Marquesan monarch was originally described in the genus Monarcha.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized with one of them now extinct:[2]
†Hivoa flycatcher (P. m. mendozae) - (Hartlaub, 1854): Formerly found on Tahuata and Hiva Oa, last sighted in 1975[3]
P. m. motanensis - Murphy & Mathews, 1928: Found on Mohotani
Additionally, two former subspecies were each re-classified as separate species in 2012:[4]
Ua Pou monarch (as P. m. mira)
†Nuku Hiva monarch (as P. m. nukuhivae)
Distribution and population
The Marquesan monarch was once fairly common and widespread in the Marquesas inhabiting islands such as Ua Pou, Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, and Mohotani but is now restricted to Mohotani.[5] An ornithological study on Mohotani in 2000 estimated that there are approximately 80-125 (formerly 200-350 pairs in 1975) left on the small island.
Ecology
The Marquesan monarch is mainly an insectivorous bird found in forest valleys at a variety of different altitudes. The species mainly prefers lowland forest but, most of that habitat was destroyed. Adults prefer areas of dense vegetation while immature birds often prefer shrubby vegetation in dry areas.
Threats
The rare Marquesan monarch faces further endangerment from hunting by feral cats and the polynesian rat, both of which are non-native introduced species to the island of Mohotani. All the Marquesas Islands have been damaged heavily by intense grazing and fire, and much of the original dry forest has been reduced to grassland while upland forest is now reduced to small forest patches.
References
BirdLife International (2016). "Pomarea mendozae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734320A95082504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734320A95082504.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
"Marquesan Monarch (Pomarea mendozae) - BirdLife species factsheet". www.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
"IOC World Bird List 3.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.1.
"Searching Mohotani Island for the Marquesan Monarch". Island Conservation. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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