Rarotonga Monarch
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The Rarotonga Monarch also known as the Kakerori, is a species of bird
in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to the Cook Islands
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
s. It is threatened by habitat loss and is the subject of a recovery program assisted by the Taporoporo'anga Ipukarea Society
and BirdLife International
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s. It is threatened by habitat loss and is the subject of a recovery program assisted by the Taporoporo'anga Ipukarea Society
Taporoporo'anga Ipukarea Society
The Taporoporo'anga Ipukarea Society is an environmental non-government organisation based in the Cook Islands of Polynesia in the south-western Pacific Ocean. An approximate translation of the name from Cook Islands Māori is "looking after our heritage"...
and BirdLife International
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources...
.