The Tinian monarch (''Monarcha takatsukasae'') 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 lightweig ...

in the family Monarchidae. 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 else ...

to the

Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...

Taxonomy and systematics

Some authorities consider the Tinian monarch to belong to the genus '' Metabolus''. Alternate names include Tinian flycatcher and Tinian Island monarch.

Distribution and habitat

The Tinian monarch was formerly endemic to Tinian until introduced to Guguan,

in 2015 and 2016 where it has now bred successfully. The 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 ...

s of the Tinian monarch are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Status

The Tinian monarch 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 is assessed as near threatened by the

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

. It has been delisted as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, see th
Draft Post-Delisting Monitoring Plan
The current population of Tinian monarchs is estimated to be over 38,000 individuals.

References

External links

Tinian monarch Birds of the Northern Mariana Islands Tinian Tinian monarch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{NorthernMarianas-stub