Monasa
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The genus was described by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the black nunbird (Monasa atra) as the type species. The generic name is from the Ancient Greek monas meaning "solitary".
The genus contains four species:
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Monotypic taxonTaxonomic group with only one subordinate taxonSpecies descriptionFormal description of a discovered speciesParaphylyType of taxonomic groupIUCN Red ListInventory of the global conservation status of biological speciesSubtropicsGeographic and climate zoneCommon nameName generally used for a taxon, group of taxa or organism(s)