Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 17 g

Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana), photo 1 — Photo: (c) melianie_max_and_asker, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by melianie_max_and_asker · cc-by

Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana), photo 2 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · CC BY 4.0

Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana), photo 3 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · CC BY 4.0

Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana), photo 4 — Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík · CC BY 4.0

Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana), photo 5 — Photo: melianie_max_and_asker · CC BY 4.0

Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana), photo 6 — Photo: melianie_max_and_asker · CC BY 4.0

Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana), photo 7 — Photo: iNaturalist user: melianie_and_max · CC BY 4.0

Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana), photo 8 — Photo: melianie_max_and_asker · CC BY 4.0

Buff-bellied Monarch (Neolalage banksiana), photo 9 — Photo: Julius Brenchley · Public domain

About the Buff-bellied Monarch

The buff-bellied monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is monotypic within the genus Neolalage. It is endemic to Vanuatu, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Where the Buff-bellied Monarch lives

Regular range

Vanuatu

When to see the Buff-bellied Monarch

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Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Buru MonarchSymposiachrus loricatusThe Buru monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

Banda Sea MonarchSymposiachrus mundusThe Banda Sea monarch, formerly known as the black-bibbed monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae that is endemic to Indonesia.

Azure-crested FlycatcherMyiagra azureocapillaMeasuring 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, the azure-crested Flycatcher is sexually dimorphic.

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