Tanahjampea monarch
| White-tipped monarch | |
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| Species: | S. everetti
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| Symposiachrus everetti Hartert, 1896
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Monarcha everetti | |
The white-tipped monarch (Symposiachrus everetti) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species was formerly placed in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to Indonesia's Tanah Jampea, the second largest of the Selayar Islands group in the Flores Sea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ "IOC Bird List v2.0". 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- BirdLife International 2004. Monarcha everetti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
External links
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