Cladus: Eukaryota Name Pomarea whitneyi Murphy & Mathews, 1928 References * IUCN link: Pomarea whitneyi Murphy & Mathews, 1928 (Critically Endangered)
The Fatuhiva Monarch (Pomarea whitneyi) is a large flycatcher. It is endemic to Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. It is critically endangered, with an estimated population of less than 1,000. The binomial name commemorates the US philanthropist Harry Payne Whitney. References * BirdLife International (2004). Pomarea whitneyi. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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