How big is a Kai Monarch?

The Kai Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.

Where can you see a Kai Monarch?

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

What birds look similar to a Kai Monarch?

The Kai Monarch is most easily confused with the Kolombangara Monarch, the Solomons Monarch and the Bismarck Monarch.

Is the Kai Monarch endangered?

The Kai Monarch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Kai Monarch

Symposiachrus leucurus

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

The Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus) is a legendary monarch flycatchers, paradise flycatchers, and shrikebill found only in Indonesia, weighing about 16 g. The Kai monarch, or white-tailed monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest16 g

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 1 — Photo: no rights reserved, uploaded by James Eaton · cc0

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 2 — Photo: James Eaton · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 3 — Photo: James Eaton · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 4 — Photo: Siebers H.C. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 5 — Photo: Siebers H.C. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 6 — Photo: Blanchemanche · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 7 — Photo: Blanchemanche · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 8 — Photo: James Eaton · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 9 — Photo: James Eaton · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus), photo 10 — Photo: Siebers H.C. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Kai Monarch

The Kai monarch, or white-tailed monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Kai Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Kai Monarch look like?: The Kai monarch, or white-tailed monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
How big is a Kai Monarch?: The Kai Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.
Where can you see a Kai Monarch?: The Kai Monarch is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Kai Monarch?: The Kai Monarch is most easily confused with the Kolombangara Monarch, the Solomons Monarch and the Bismarck Monarch.
Is the Kai Monarch endangered?: The Kai Monarch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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