White-naped monarch

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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.

White-naped monarch
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Carterornis
Species:
C. pileatus
Binomial name
Carterornis pileatus
(Salvadori, 1878)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Monarcha leucotis pileatus
  • Monarcha pileatus

Taxonomy and systematics

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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

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There are two subspecies recognized:[3]

  • Carterornis pileatus pileatus - (Salvadori, 1878): Found on Halmahera
  • Carterornis pileatus buruensis - (Meyer, AB, 1884): Originally considered as a separate species in the genus Monarcha. Found on Buru.

The Tanimbar monarch (C. castus), found on the Tanimbar Islands, was originally described as a separate species in the genus Monarcha, reclassified as a subspecies of C. pileatus, and again reclassified as a distinct species within Carterornis by the International Ornithological Congress in 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Carterornis pileatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707255A94113700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707255A94113700.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  4. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-04.

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