The Kofiau monarch (''Symposiachrus julianae'') is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

in the family Monarchidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to Kofiau in Indonesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally classified in the genus '' Monarcha'' until moved to ''Symposiachrus'' in 2009. Alternate names for the Kofiau monarch include the black-backed monarch and Kofiau monarch flycatcher.

References

Symposiachrus Birds of the Raja Ampat Islands Birds described in 1959 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Monarchidae-stub