Black-tipped monarch

Black-tipped monarch
Adult (right) and immature (left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species: S. loricatus
Binomial name
Symposiachrus loricatus
(Wallace, 1863)
Synonyms

Monarcha loricatus

The black-tipped monarch (Symposiachrus loricatus) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The black-tipped monarch is found in the southern Moluccas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[2]

Status

The species occupy an area of larger than 20,000 km² and have a stable population of above 10,000, and thus are not considered as threatened.[3]

References

  1. "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. "Monarcha loricatus (Black-tipped Monarch)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  3. "Monarcha loricatus (Black-tipped Monarch)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
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