Kofiau monarch

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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{{Speciesbox

| name = Kofiau monarch

| image =

| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2022 |title=Symposiachrus julianae |volume=2022 |page=e.T22707300A209886759 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22707300/209886759 |access-date=29 July 2022}}

| genus = Symposiachrus

| species = julianae

| authority = (Ripley, 1959)

| synonyms = {{Specieslist

|Monarcha julianae|

|Symposiarchus julianae|

}}

}}

The Kofiau monarch (Symposiachrus julianae) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Kofiau in Indonesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was originally classified in the genus Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/Archives/Master_IOC_list_v2.0.xls|title=IOC Bird List v2.0|date=2009|access-date=28 October 2016}} Alternate names for the Kofiau monarch include the black-backed monarch and Kofiau monarch flycatcher.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

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