Yap monarch

Yap monarch
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Monarcha
Species:	M. godeffroyi
Binomial name
	Monarcha godeffroyi; Hartlaub, 1868
Synonyms
	Metabolus godeffroyi;

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

References

↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Metabolus godeffroyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22707333A94117913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707333A94117913.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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[1] BirdLife International (2016). "Metabolus godeffroyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22707333A94117913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707333A94117913.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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