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Nuku Hiva Monarch
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Information
Range French Polynesia
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Monarchidae
Genus Pomarea
Species Pomarea nukuhivae
Conservation Status
EXSpecies
Extinction

The Nuku Hiva monarch (Pomarea nukuhivae), is an extinct species of monarch flycatcher in the Monarchidae family. It was endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats were subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It became extinct due to habitat loss and introduced predators.

Taxonomy and systematics[]

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