The Flores monarch (''Symposiachrus sacerdotum'') is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

in the family

Monarchidae The monarchs (family Monarchidae) comprise a family of over 100 passerine birds which includes shrikebills, paradise flycatchers, and magpie-larks. Monarchids are small insectivorous songbirds with long tails. They inhabit forest or woodland a ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the western half of the island of

Flores Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...

in Indonesia. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

s between 350m and 1,000m in altitude. The Flores monarch has an estimated population of about 2,500-9,999 individuals, but its numbers are presumed to be decreasing. It is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

and

habitat fragmentation Habitat fragmentation describes the emergence of discontinuities (fragmentation) in an organism's preferred environment (habitat), causing population fragmentation and ecosystem decay. Causes of habitat fragmentation include geological processes ...

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally placed in the genus ''

Monarcha ''Monarcha'' is a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. They are found in Australia and Melanesia. Taxonomy and systematics The genus ''Monarcha'' was introduced by naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827 with the black-fac ...

'' until moved to ''Symposiachrus'' in 2009. Alternate names include Flores mountain monarch, Mees's monarch,

Mencke's monarch Mencke's monarch may refer to: * Flores monarch, a species of bird endemic to Flores * Mussau monarch The Mussau monarch (''Symposiachrus menckei''), also known as the white-breasted monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It i ...

and

Mussau Island monarch Mussau Island monarch may refer to several species of birds: * Flores monarch, endemic to Flores * Mussau monarch The Mussau monarch (''Symposiachrus menckei''), also known as the white-breasted monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monar ...

References

Flores monarch The Flores monarch (''Symposiachrus sacerdotum'') is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the western half of the island of Flores in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests betwee ...

Birds of Flores

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