Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Fatuhiva Monarch (Pomarea whitneyi), recorded as Critically Endangered
Fatuhiva Monarch (Pomarea whitneyi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Fatuhiva Monarch

Pomarea whitneyi

The Fatu Hiva monarch is a large flycatcher in the family Monarchidae.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Pomarea whitneyi
Recorded from
France
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Monarchidae · Pomarea

Appearance

Adults are a glossy purplish-black with plush-like feathers on their foreheads and grow to around 7 ½ inches.

Published measurements include mass about 40.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. It lives in the native dense forest at elevations up to 2300 feet.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Perching birds hold with three toes forward and one back. A named island starling or leafbird in this catalog is a wild population, not a cage type.

In crisis

Fatuhiva Monarch is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Fatuhiva Monarch — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2668611. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Iphis Monarch (Pomarea iphis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Iphis Monarch

Pomarea iphis
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Fatuhiva Monarch?
Fatuhiva Monarch is a perching bird in the family Monarchidae (order Passeriformes) — Pomarea whitneyi.
What is the conservation status of Fatuhiva Monarch?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pomarea whitneyi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Fatuhiva Monarch live?
It is endemic to Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Why is Fatuhiva Monarch in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pomarea whitneyi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Fatuhiva Monarch a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.