Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Flores Monarch (Symposiachrus sacerdotum), recorded as Endangered
Flores Monarch (Symposiachrus sacerdotum). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Flores Monarch

Symposiachrus sacerdotum

Flores Monarch is a perching bird in the family Monarchidae (order Passeriformes) — Symposiachrus sacerdotum, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Symposiachrus sacerdotum
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Monarchidae · Symposiachrus

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the western half of the island of Flores in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests between 350m and 1,000m in altitude. It is threatened by habitat loss and habitat fragmentation.

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

The Flores monarch has an estimated population of about 2,500-9,999 individuals, but its numbers are presumed to be decreasing.

Flores Monarch is 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 Flores Monarch, Wikidata item Q3181389. 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.

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Quick answers

What is Flores Monarch?
Flores Monarch is a perching bird in the family Monarchidae (order Passeriformes) — Symposiachrus sacerdotum.
What is the conservation status of Flores Monarch?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Symposiachrus sacerdotum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Flores Monarch live?
It is endemic to the western half of the island of Flores in Indonesia.
Why is Flores Monarch in crisis?
The Flores monarch has an estimated population of about 2,500-9,999 individuals, but its numbers are presumed to be decreasing.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Symposiachrus sacerdotum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Flores Monarch a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.