Loetoe monarch
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.
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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) | |
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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. 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "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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