White-naped monarch

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Carterornis
Species:
C. pileatus
Binomial name
Carterornis pileatus
(Salvadori, 1878)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Monarcha leucotis pileatus
  • Monarcha pileatus

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]

References

  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.
  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.


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