Kofiau monarch

Kofiau monarch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Symposiachrus
Species: S. julianae
Binomial name
Symposiachrus julianae
(Ripley, 1959)
Synonyms

Monarcha julianae

The Kofiau monarch or black-backed monarch (Symposiachrus julianae) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to Kofiau in Indonesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2]

References


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