How big is a Banda Sea Monarch?

The Banda Sea Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 27 g.

Where can you see a Banda Sea Monarch?

The Banda Sea Monarch is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Banda Sea Monarch?

The Banda Sea Monarch is most easily confused with the Buru Monarch, the Biak Monarch and the Bismarck Monarch.

Is the Banda Sea Monarch endangered?

The Banda Sea Monarch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Banda Sea Monarch

Symposiachrus mundus

Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus) is a legendary monarch flycatchers, paradise flycatchers, and shrikebill found only in Indonesia, weighing about 27 g. The Banda Sea monarch, formerly known as the black-bibbed monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae that is endemic to Indonesia.

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Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus), photo 1 — Photo: no rights reserved, uploaded by James Eaton · cc0

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Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus), photo 3 — Photo: Dekker R.W.R.J. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus), photo 4 — Photo: Dekker R.W.R.J. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus), photo 5 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus), photo 6 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus), photo 7 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus), photo 8 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus), photo 9 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Banda Sea Monarch (Symposiachrus mundus), photo 10 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Banda Sea Monarch

The Banda Sea monarch, formerly known as the black-bibbed monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae that is endemic to Indonesia. It is found in the Tanimbar Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Banda Sea Monarch look like?: The Banda Sea monarch, formerly known as the black-bibbed monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae that is endemic to Indonesia.
How big is a Banda Sea Monarch?: The Banda Sea Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 27 g.
Where can you see a Banda Sea Monarch?: The Banda Sea Monarch is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Banda Sea Monarch?: The Banda Sea Monarch is most easily confused with the Buru Monarch, the Biak Monarch and the Bismarck Monarch.
Is the Banda Sea Monarch endangered?: The Banda Sea Monarch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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