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Tanimbar monarch

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Tanimbar monarch
Illustration by Joseph Smit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Carterornis
Species:
C. castus
Binomial name
Carterornis castus
(Sclater, PL, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Monarcha castus
  • Carterornis pileatus castus

The Tanimbar monarch (Carterornis castus), or Loetoe monarch is a bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found in the Tanimbar Islands.

Taxonomy and systematics

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This subspecies was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Carterornis in 2009.[2] While the Tanimbar monarch was formerly considered a subspecies of the white-naped monarch (C. pileatus), it is now considered a separate species.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Carterornis castus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707258A94113869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707258A94113869.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Carterornis castus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  4. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-04.