White-tailed monarch

White-tailed monarch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species: S. leucurus
Binomial name
Symposiachrus leucurus
G.R. Gray, 1858
Synonyms

Monarcha leucurus

The white-tailed monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

The white-tailed monarch is found on the Kai Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[1]

References

  1. "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.


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