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Species
Monarcha erythrostictus Sharpe, 1888
Nomenclature
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Family: MonarchidaeGenus: Monarcha
Species:
Monarcha erythrostictus Sharpe, 1888
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Bougainville Monarch
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SUMMARY
Male has large whitish-yellow crescent in front of eye, rest of head and face to centre of breast, side of neck and upperparts glossy bluish black, flight feather and tail lack gloss, underparts below breast centre chesnut, iris dark, bill bluish-black, flight-feathers and tail lack gloss, underparts below breast centre chesnut, iris dark, bill bluish-grey, tip sometimes black, legs lead-grey. Female is as male, except that spots in front of eye is rufous and more rounded in shape. Juvenile undescribed. Immature resembles adult except for browner wings and tail.