Tanimbar monarch

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Tanimbar monarch
Carterornis pileatus Smit.jpg
Illustration by Joseph Smit
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Carterornis
Species:
C. castus
Binomial name
Carterornis castus
(Sclater, PL, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Monarcha castus
  • Carterornis pileatus castus

The Tanimbar monarch (Carterornis castus), or Loetoe monarch is a bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found in the Tanimbar Islands.

Taxonomy and systematics

This subspecies was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Carterornis in 2009. [2] While the Tanimbar monarch was formerly considered a subspecies of the white-naped monarch (C. pileatus), it is now considered a separate species. [3] [4]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Carterornis castus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22707258A94113869. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707258A94113869.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. "Carterornis castus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  4. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 2021-06-04.