The Yap monarch (''Monarcha godeffroyi''), or Yap Island monarch, is a species of bird 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 to the Yap Main Islands, Micronesia. Some authorities consider the Yap monarch to belong to the genus ''

Metabolus ''Metabolus'' is a monotypic genus of bird in the family Monarchidae found in Australia and Melanesia. Taxonomy and systematics Extant species The genus ''Metabolus'' presently contains only a single species: * Chuuk monarch (''Metabolus rugens ...

''. Its natural habitats are

subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...

or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. The natives of Yap Island call it "Gigiy" or "Achgigiy".

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Yap monarch The Yap monarch (''Monarcha godeffroyi''), or Yap Island monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Yap Main Islands, Micronesia. Some authorities consider the Yap monarch to belong to the genus '' Metabolus'' ...

Birds of Yap

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