Loetoe monarch
| Loetoe monarch | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Carterornis |
| Species: | C. pileatus |
| Subspecies: | C. p. castus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Carterornis pileatus castus (Sclater, 1883) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Loetoe monarch (Carterornis pileatus castus), or Tanimbar 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 Loetoe monarch is a classified by most authorities to be a subspecies of the white-naped monarch, several consider it to be a separate species.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Carterornis castus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Carterornis castus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
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