White-capped Monarch (Monarcha richardsii)
About the White-capped Monarch
The White-capped monarch (Monarcha richardsii), or Richards' monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Western Province in the Solomon Islands. The white-capped monarch is a medium sized bird with a glossy black back, and darker black around the throat and face and a tawny belly. Its most prominent feature is its white cap on the back of its head from its nape to above its forehead, forming an eye-ring around its eye and ending in a half-collar. Juveniles look similar, but have less white on the face. This species was originally described as Piezorhynchus richardsii by Edward Pierson Ramsay from a specimen collected on Rendova Island. He named it in honour of Lieutenant R. N. Richards, a personal friend.
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Listed as recorded in Solomon Islands in the xeno-canto catalogue.