Metabolus

Metabolus is a monotypic genus of bird in the family Monarchidae found in Australia and Melanesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

The genus Metabolus presently contains only a single species:

• Chuuk monarch (Metabolus rugensis)

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Metabolus:

• Yap monarch (as Metabolus godeffroyi)
• Tinian monarch (as Metabolus takatsukasae)

References