Kofiau monarch

Kofiau monarch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species: S. julianae
Binomial name
Symposiachrus julianae
(Ripley, 1959)
Synonyms
  • Monarcha julianae
  • Symposiarchus julianae

The Kofiau monarch (Symposiachrus julianae) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Kofiau in Indonesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally classified in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] Alternate names for the Kofiau monarch include the black-backed monarch and Kofiau monarch flycatcher.

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