Species of bird
Kauaʻi ʻelepaio Conservation status
Vulnerable
(IUCN 3.1)[ 1] Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae Genus: Chasiempis Species: C. sclateri
Binomial name Chasiempis sclateri Ridgway, 1882
Synonyms Chasiempis sandwichensis sclateri
The Kauaʻi ʻelepaio (Chasiempis sclateri ) is a monarch flycatcher found on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. It numbered 40,000 around 1970, but declined by half in the 1990s. Whether this fluctuation is natural and thus the birds' numbers will rebound or whether it signifies a novel threat remains to be seen. However, it seems the birds are making a recovery, as population density on the Alakai plateau has increased by 13% in recent years.
Taxonomy and systematics Alakai Wilderness – Kauaʻi, Hawaii (flash photo) The Kauaʻi ʻelepaio was formerly considered as a subspecies of the Hawaii ʻelepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis sclateri ) until reclassified as a separate species in 2010.[ 2]
Description This is the most distinct ʻelepaio; adult birds have their head and back gray, with a white supercilium, a rusty-red breast and a white underside. Young birds are uniformly rusty above and white below. Wings and tail are alike in all subspecies, but the young individuals of sclateri have the white stippling of the wings replaced by rusty coloration too.
References ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Chasiempis sclateri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 : e.T22736432A122918684. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736432A122918684.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021 . {{cite iucn}}: |volume= / |doi= mismatch, |date= / |doi= mismatch (help) ^ "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org . Retrieved 2016-10-26 .
External links Species factsheet - BirdLife International Extant monarch flycatchers (family: Monarchidae)
Subfamily Terpsiphoninae
Hypothymis Black-naped monarch (H. azurea ) Pale-blue monarch (H. puella ) Short-crested monarch (H. helenae ) Celestial monarch (H. coelestis ) Trochocercus Blue-mantled crested flycatcher (T. cyanomelas ) Blue-headed crested flycatcher (T. nitens ) Terpsiphone (Paradise flycatchers) Bedford's paradise flycatcher (T. bedfordi ) Rufous-vented paradise flycatcher (T. rufocinerea ) Red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer ) Annobón paradise flycatcher (T. smithii ) Bates's paradise flycatcher (T. batesi ) African paradise flycatcher (T. viridis ) Indian paradise flycatcher (T. paradisi ) Blyth's paradise flycatcher (T. affinis ) Amur paradise flycatcher (T. incei ) Japanese paradise flycatcher (T. atrocaudata ) Blue paradise flycatcher (T. cyanescens ) Rufous paradise flycatcher (T. cinnamomea ) São Tomé paradise flycatcher (T. atrochalybeia ) Malagasy paradise flycatcher (T. mutata ) Seychelles paradise flycatcher (T. corvina ) Mascarene paradise flycatcher (T. bourbonnensis )
Subfamily Monarchinae
Chasiempis (‘Elepaios) Kauaʻi ʻelepaio (C. sclateri ) O'ahu ʻelepaio (C. ibidis ) Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio (C. sandwichensis ) Pomarea Rarotonga monarch (P. dimidiata ) Tahiti monarch (P. nigra ) Marquesan monarch (P. mendozae ) Ua Pou monarch (P. mira ) Iphis monarch (P. iphis ) Fatu Hiva monarch (P. whitneyi ) Mayrornis Vanikoro monarch (M. schistaceus ) Ogea monarch (M. versicolor ) Slaty monarch (M. lessoni ) Neolalage Buff-bellied monarch (N. banksiana ) Clytorhychus (Shrikebills) Southern shrikebill (C. pachycephaloides ) Fiji shrikebill (C. vitiensis ) Black-throated shrikebill (C. nigrogularis ) Santa Cruz shrikebill (C. sanctaecrucis ) Rennell shrikebill (C. hamlini ) Metabolus Chuuk monarch (M. rugensis ) Symposiachrus Black monarch (S. axillaris ) Spot-winged monarch (S. guttula ) Black-bibbed monarch (S. mundus ) Flores monarch (S. sacerdotum ) Boano monarch (S. boanensis ) Louisiade monarch (S. melanopterus ) Spectacled monarch (S. trivirgatus ) Moluccan monarch (S. bimaculatus ) Kai monarch (S. leucurus ) Tanahjampea monarch (S. everetti ) Buru monarch (S. loricatus ) Kofiau monarch (S. julianae ) Biak monarch (S. brehmii ) Hooded monarch (S. manadensis ) Manus monarch (S. infelix ) Mussau monarch (S. menckei ) Black-tailed monarch (S. verticalis ) Solomons monarch (S. barbatus ) Kolombangara monarch (S. browni ) White-collared monarch (S. vidua ) Monarcha Rufous monarch (M. rubiensis ) Island monarch (M. cinerascens ) Black-faced monarch (M. melanopsis ) Black-winged monarch (M. frater ) Bougainville monarch (M. erythrostictus ) Chestnut-bellied monarch (M. castaneiventris ) White-capped monarch (M. richardsii ) Yap monarch (M. godeffroyi ) Tinian monarch (M. takatsukasae ) Carterornis White-eared monarch (C. leucotis ) White-naped monarch (C. pileatus ) Golden monarch (C. chrysomela ) Arses Ochre-collared monarch (A. insularis ) Frilled monarch (A. telescopthalmus ) Frill-necked monarch (A. lorealis ) Pied monarch (A. kaupi ) Grallina Magpie-lark (G. cyanoleuca ) Torrent-lark (G. bruijni ) Myiagra Oceanic flycatcher (M. oceanica ) Palau flycatcher (M. erythrops ) Pohnpei flycatcher (M. pluto ) Moluccan flycatcher (M. galeata ) Biak black flycatcher (M. atra ) Leaden flycatcher (M. rubecula ) Steel-blue flycatcher (M. ferrocyanea ) Makira flycatcher (M. cervinicauda ) Melanesian flycatcher (M. caledonica ) Vanikoro flycatcher (M. vanikorensis ) Samoan flycatcher (M. albiventris ) Azure-crested flycatcher (M. azureocapilla ) Chestnut-throated flycatcher (M. castaneigularis ) Broad-billed flycatcher (M. ruficollis ) Satin flycatcher (M. cyanoleuca ) Shining flycatcher (M. alecto ) Velvet flycatcher (M. hebetior ) Paperbark flycatcher (M. nana ) Restless flycatcher (M. inquieta )
Taxon identifiers
Chasiempis sclateri
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