Species of bird
Pale-blue monarch female Conservation status
Least Concern
(IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae Genus: Hypothymis Species: H. puella
Binomial name Hypothymis puella (Wallace, 1863)
Subspecies See text
Synonyms Hypothymis azurea puella Myiagra puella
The pale-blue monarch (Hypothymis puella ) is a small passerine bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to eastern Indonesia.
Taxonomy and systematics The pale-blue monarch was originally described in the genus Myiagra and then classified as subspecies of the widespread black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea , until split by the IOC in 2013 to describe a new species.[1] Some other authourities have not yet adopted this species split.[2] The alternate name Moluccan monarch should not be confused with the species of the same name, Symposiachrus bimaculatus . Additional alternate names for the pale-blue monarch include Pacific monarch (a name shared with the buff-bellied monarch), Pacific small monarch and small monarch .
Pale-blue monarch (Hypothymis puella) from Tangkoko, Sulawesi Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized:[3]
Behaviour and ecology The pale-blue monarch is a forest species which builds a small cup nest. It has short legs and sits very upright whilst perched prominently, like a shrike . It is insectivorous , often hunting by flycatching.
References ^ "Species 3.1-3.5 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org . Retrieved 2017-01-01 . ^ "Hypothymis puella blasii - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org . Retrieved 2016-10-22 . ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets . doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3 .
Subfamily Terpsiphoninae
Hypothymis Black-naped monarch (H. azurea ) Pale-blue monarch (H. puella ) Short-crested monarch (H. helenae ) Celestial monarch (H. coelestis ) Trochocercus Blue-mantled crested flycatcher (T. cyanomelas ) Blue-headed crested flycatcher (T. nitens ) Terpsiphone (Paradise flycatchers) Bedford's paradise flycatcher (T. bedfordi ) Rufous-vented paradise flycatcher (T. rufocinerea ) Red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer ) Annobón paradise flycatcher (T. smithii ) Bates's paradise flycatcher (T. batesi ) African paradise flycatcher (T. viridis ) Indian paradise flycatcher (T. paradisi ) Blyth's paradise flycatcher (T. affinis ) Amur paradise flycatcher (T. incei ) Japanese paradise flycatcher (T. atrocaudata ) Blue paradise flycatcher (T. cyanescens ) Rufous paradise flycatcher (T. cinnamomea ) São Tomé paradise flycatcher (T. atrochalybeia ) Malagasy paradise flycatcher (T. mutata ) Seychelles paradise flycatcher (T. corvina ) Mascarene paradise flycatcher (T. bourbonnensis )
Subfamily Monarchinae
Chasiempis (‘Elepaios) Kauaʻi ʻelepaio (C. sclateri ) O'ahu ʻelepaio (C. ibidis ) Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio (C. sandwichensis ) Pomarea Rarotonga monarch (P. dimidiata ) Tahiti monarch (P. nigra ) Marquesan monarch (P. mendozae ) Ua Pou monarch (P. mira ) Iphis monarch (P. iphis ) Fatu Hiva monarch (P. whitneyi ) Mayrornis Vanikoro monarch (M. schistaceus ) Ogea monarch (M. versicolor ) Slaty monarch (M. lessoni ) Neolalage Buff-bellied monarch (N. banksiana ) Clytorhychus (Shrikebills) Southern shrikebill (C. pachycephaloides ) Fiji shrikebill (C. vitiensis ) Black-throated shrikebill (C. nigrogularis ) Santa Cruz shrikebill (C. sanctaecrucis ) Rennell shrikebill (C. hamlini ) Metabolus Chuuk monarch (M. rugensis ) Symposiachrus Black monarch (S. axillaris ) Spot-winged monarch (S. guttula ) Black-bibbed monarch (S. mundus ) Flores monarch (S. sacerdotum ) Boano monarch (S. boanensis ) Louisiade monarch (S. melanopterus ) Spectacled monarch (S. trivirgatus ) Moluccan monarch (S. bimaculatus ) Kai monarch (S. leucurus ) Tanahjampea monarch (S. everetti ) Buru monarch (S. loricatus ) Kofiau monarch (S. julianae ) Biak monarch (S. brehmii ) Hooded monarch (S. manadensis ) Manus monarch (S. infelix ) Mussau monarch (S. menckei ) Black-tailed monarch (S. verticalis ) Solomons monarch (S. barbatus ) Kolombangara monarch (S. browni ) White-collared monarch (S. vidua ) Monarcha Rufous monarch (M. rubiensis ) Island monarch (M. cinerascens ) Black-faced monarch (M. melanopsis ) Black-winged monarch (M. frater ) Bougainville monarch (M. erythrostictus ) Chestnut-bellied monarch (M. castaneiventris ) White-capped monarch (M. richardsii ) Yap monarch (M. godeffroyi ) Tinian monarch (M. takatsukasae ) Carterornis White-eared monarch (C. leucotis ) White-naped monarch (C. pileatus ) Golden monarch (C. chrysomela ) Arses Ochre-collared monarch (A. insularis ) Frilled monarch (A. telescopthalmus ) Frill-necked monarch (A. lorealis ) Pied monarch (A. kaupi ) Grallina Magpie-lark (G. cyanoleuca ) Torrent-lark (G. bruijni ) Myiagra Oceanic flycatcher (M. oceanica ) Palau flycatcher (M. erythrops ) Pohnpei flycatcher (M. pluto ) Moluccan flycatcher (M. galeata ) Biak black flycatcher (M. atra ) Leaden flycatcher (M. rubecula ) Steel-blue flycatcher (M. ferrocyanea ) Makira flycatcher (M. cervinicauda ) Melanesian flycatcher (M. caledonica ) Vanikoro flycatcher (M. vanikorensis ) Samoan flycatcher (M. albiventris ) Azure-crested flycatcher (M. azureocapilla ) Chestnut-throated flycatcher (M. castaneigularis ) Broad-billed flycatcher (M. ruficollis ) Satin flycatcher (M. cyanoleuca ) Shining flycatcher (M. alecto ) Velvet flycatcher (M. hebetior ) Paperbark flycatcher (M. nana ) Restless flycatcher (M. inquieta )
Taxon identifiers
Hypothymis puella