Tanimbar monarch
Subspecies of bird
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The Tanimbar monarch (Carterornis castus), or Loetoe 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. castus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carterornis castus (Sclater, PL, 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 Tanimbar monarch was formerly considered a subspecies of the white-naped monarch (C. pileatus), it is now considered a separate species.[3][4]
