Biology:Tanimbar monarch

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Short description: Subspecies of bird

Tanimbar monarch
Carterornis pileatus Smit.jpg
Illustration by Joseph Smit
Scientific classification edit
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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3320146 entry