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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Carterornis |
| Species: | C. pileatus
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| Carterornis pileatus (Salvadori, 1878)
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Taxonomy and systematics edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-04.
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