Species profile
Nuku Hiva Monarch
Pomarea nukuhivae
Quick answer
Pomarea mendozae nukuhivae Murphy & Mathews, 1928 MZUT AV 2953; previously mounted; adult female; Tahiti (sic); from a Mr Colombi, in 1846. Remarks. — Originally labelled as Tahiti Monarch P. nigra, MZUT AV 2953 is undoubtedly a female P. m. nukuhivae (A. Cibois pers. comm.). See below for another specimen labelled as P. nigra. In MZUT there are 125 specimens from ‘ Colombi’, mostly received in 1845 – 46; the labels of some indicate that Colombi was from Brest (Brittany, France), but we know nothing more about him.
- Scientific name
- Pomarea nukuhivae
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Pomarea
- Conservation status
- Extinct
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