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Pomarea (Flycatcher)

Wikipedia Abstract

Pomarea is a genus of birds in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae. The genus is restricted to the islands of Polynesia. The monarchs of this genus are around 15–19 cm long and most have sexually dimorphic plumage. The genus is highly threatened, with two species listed as critically endangered, two endangered and one vulnerable. Four species have already become extinct. The principal threat to all these species is predation by the introduced black rat. Species:
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Species

Pomarea dimidiata (Rarotonga Monarch) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Pomarea fluxa (Eiao Monarch) (Extinct) (Attributes)
Pomarea iphis (Iphis Monarch) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Pomarea maupitiensis
Pomarea mendozae (Marquesan Monarch) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Pomarea mira (Ua Pou Monarch) (Critically Endangered)
Pomarea nigra (Tahiti Monarch) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Pomarea nukuhivae (Nuku Hiva Monarch) (Extinct) (Attributes)
Pomarea pomarea (Maupiti Monarch) (Extinct) (Attributes)
Pomarea whitneyi (Fatuhiva Monarch) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0