White-naped monarch
| White-naped monarch | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Carterornis |
| Species: | C. pileatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carterornis pileatus (Salvadori, 1878) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Monarcha pileatus | |
The white-naped monarch (Carterornis pileatus) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs in the Maluku Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Carterornis in 2009.[2]
Subspecies
There are three subspecies recognized:[3]
- C. p. pileatus - (Salvadori, 1878): found on Halmahera
- C. p. buruensis - (Meyer, AB, 1884): found on Buru
- Loetoe monarch (C. p. castus) - (Sclater, PL, 1883): found on Tanimbar Islands
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Monarcha pileatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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