Left: Grey Rarotonga monarch, at least 4 years old. Right: Orange Rarotonga monarch with yellow in its beak, under 1 year old. The plumage colouration is age dependant, not sexually dimorphic.
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Monarchidae
Genus:
Pomarea
Species:
P. dimidiata
Binomial name
Pomarea dimidiata
(Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871)
The resident range within Rarotonga. An introduced range also exists on Atiu island.
Resident range Introduced range
Synonyms
Monarches dimidiatus
The Rarotonga monarch (Pomarea dimidiata), also known as the Rarotonga flycatcher or Kākerōri, is a species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae.[2] It is endemic to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and has been introduced to Atiu, Cook Islands.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Pomarea dimidiata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22707172A132072143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22707172A132072143.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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