White-tailed monarch
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Monarchidae |
| Genus: | Symposiachrus |
| Species: | S. leucurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Symposiachrus leucurus G.R. Gray, 1858
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The white-tailed monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), or Kai monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Kai Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
This species was originally described in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[2] Some authorities have considered both the white-tipped monarch and the black-tipped monarch to be subspecies of the white-tailed monarch.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Symposiachrus leucurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707297A94115808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707297A94115808.en.
- ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
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- Birds of the Kai Islands
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