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The '''Chuuk monarch''', or '''Truk monarch''' (''Metabolus rugensis'') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Monarchidae]] family. It is [[monotypic]] within the genus '''''Metabolus'''''.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Andy Purvis |editor2=John L. Gittleman |editor3=Thomas Brooks |year=2005 |title=Phylogeny and Conservation |volume=8 |series=Conservation Biology |chapter=Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history |pages=267–294 |author=Thomas M. Brooks, John D. Pilgrim, Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-0-521-82502-3 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3W_TN0790vEC&pg=PA292}}</ref> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the island of [[Chuuk State|Chuuk]] in [[Micronesia]].
The '''Chuuk monarch''', or '''Truk monarch''' (''Metabolus rugensis'') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Monarchidae]] family. It is [[monotypic]] within the genus '''''Metabolus'''''.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Andy Purvis |editor2=John L. Gittleman |editor3=Thomas Brooks |year=2005 |title=Phylogeny and Conservation |volume=8 |series=Conservation Biology |chapter=Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history |pages=267–294 |author=Thomas M. Brooks, John D. Pilgrim, Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-0-521-82502-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3W_TN0790vEC&pg=PA292}}</ref> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the island of [[Chuuk State|Chuuk]] in [[Micronesia]].


The Chuuk monarch is a large monarch flycatcher, around 20&nbsp;cm long. The [[plumage]] of this species is [[sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]], with the male having almost entirely white plumage with a black face and throat and the female having entirely black plumage. The large bill is pale blue.
The Chuuk monarch is a large monarch flycatcher, around 20&nbsp;cm long. The [[plumage]] of this species is [[sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]], with the male having almost entirely white plumage with a black face and throat and the female having entirely black plumage. The large bill is pale blue.

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Chuuk monarch
Scientific classification
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Metabolus

Bonaparte, 1854
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M. rugensis
Binomial name
Metabolus rugensis
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)

The Chuuk monarch, or Truk monarch (Metabolus rugensis) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Metabolus.[2] It is endemic to the island of Chuuk in Micronesia.

The Chuuk monarch is a large monarch flycatcher, around 20 cm long. The plumage of this species is sexually dimorphic, with the male having almost entirely white plumage with a black face and throat and the female having entirely black plumage. The large bill is pale blue.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss, with the development of the island and the loss of its forest home.

References

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  2. ^ Thomas M. Brooks, John D. Pilgrim, Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (2005). "Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history". In Andy Purvis; John L. Gittleman; Thomas Brooks (eds.). Phylogeny and Conservation. Conservation Biology. Vol. 8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–294. ISBN 978-0-521-82502-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)