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When to see the Black Monarch
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black Monarch
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black Monarch
The black monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Easily confused with
Moluccan MonarchSymposiachrus bimaculatusThe Moluccan monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
Hooded MonarchSymposiachrus manadensisThe hooded monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
Flores MonarchSymposiachrus sacerdotumThe Flores monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
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