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
  • Symposiarchus leucurus

The white-tailed monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), or Kai monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to 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 originally described in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] Some authorities have considered both the white-tipped monarch and the black-tipped monarch to be subspecies of the white-tailed monarch.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus leucurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22707297A94115808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707297A94115808.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.


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