Conservation status:
Endemic Near-threatened
Phylogeny:
Taxonomy: Monarcha menckei Heinroth, 1902, Mussau Island, St Matthias Group. Monotypic. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
Distribution:
- Mussau I, in St Matthias Group (N Bismarck Archipelago).
Trophic strategy:
Insectivorous, hunting in mid-storey, understorey
Taxonomic name: