White-naped monarch
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Carterornis |
| Species: | C. pileatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carterornis pileatus (Salvadori, 1878) | |
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The white-naped monarch (Carterornis pileatus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. 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] Some authorities have considered the white-naped monarch to be a subspecies of the white-eared monarch.
Subspecies
There are three subspecies recognized:[3]
- C. p. pileatus - (Salvadori, 1878): Found on Halmahera
- C. p. buruensis - (Meyer, AB, 1884): Originally considered as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found on Buru
- Loetoe monarch (C. p. castus) - (Sclater, PL, 1883): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha and still classified by several authorities to be a separate species. Found on Tanimbar Islands
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Carterornis pileatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22707255A94113700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707255A94113700.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "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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