Buff-bellied monarch
Species of bird
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The buff-bellied monarch (Neolalage banksiana) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is monotypic within the genus Neolalage.[2] It is endemic to Vanuatu, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Neolalage Mathews, 1928 |
| Species: | N. banksiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Neolalage banksiana (G.R. Gray, 1870) | |
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The buff-bellied monarch was originally described in the genus Lalage. Alternate names include Banksian monarch, buff-bellied flycatcher, New Hebrides flycatcher, New Hebrides monarch, Pacific monarch (a name shared with the pale-blue monarch) and Vanuatu flycatcher.
