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. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. 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.[1]

References

  1. BirdLife International 2009.0. Monarcha loricatus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4.
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