How big is a Hooded Monarch?

The Hooded Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 23 g.

Where can you see a Hooded Monarch?

The Hooded Monarch occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Hooded Monarch?

The Hooded Monarch is most easily confused with the Moluccan Monarch, the Black Monarch and the Flores Monarch.

Is the Hooded Monarch endangered?

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

Hooded Monarch

Symposiachrus manadensis

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

The Hooded Monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis) is a rare monarch flycatchers, paradise flycatchers, and shrikebill found in 2 countries, weighing about 23 g. The hooded monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestcup nest23 g

Hooded Monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis), photo 1 — Photo: Marki, Petter · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hooded Monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis), photo 2 — Photo: Marki, Petter · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hooded Monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis), photo 3 — Photo: Denin on expedition label:\nGechoten door Denin\nLeg. W.C. van Heurn · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis), photo 4 — Photo: Denin on expedition label:\nGechoten door Denin\nLeg. W.C. van Heurn · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis), photo 5 — Photo: Versteeg G. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis), photo 6 — Photo: Versteeg G. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hooded Monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis), photo 7 — Photo: Marki, Petter · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Hooded Monarch

The hooded monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found on New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is identified as jet black and with a white belly and feeds on small invertebrates and larvae.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: January, February, June, July, August, September, November, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Hooded Monarch look like?: The hooded monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
How big is a Hooded Monarch?: The Hooded Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 23 g.
Where can you see a Hooded Monarch?: The Hooded Monarch occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Hooded Monarch?: The Hooded Monarch is most easily confused with the Moluccan Monarch, the Black Monarch and the Flores Monarch.
Is the Hooded Monarch endangered?: The Hooded Monarch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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