Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 30 g

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 1 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · CC0

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 2 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · CC0

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 3 — Photo: Blanchemanche · CC0

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 4 — Photo: Blanchemanche · CC0

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 5 — Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 6 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · CC0

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 7 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · CC0

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 8 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · CC0

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 9 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · CC0

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens), photo 10 — Photo: Rozendaal F.G. & C.M. · CC0

About the Island Monarch

The island monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found from Sulawesi to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Where the Island Monarch lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Indonesia Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Timor-Leste

Recorded as a rare visitor in Australia.

When to see the Island Monarch

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

Easily confused with

Black-winged MonarchMonarcha fraterThe black-winged monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

Chestnut-bellied MonarchMonarcha castaneiventrisThe chestnut-bellied monarch or chestnut-bellied monarch-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

White-capped MonarchMonarcha richardsiiThe white-capped monarch is a medium sized bird with a glossy black back, and darker black around the throat and face and a tawny belly.

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