How big is a Morningbird?

The Morningbird is a small sized bird weighing about 46 g.

Where can you see a Morningbird?

The Morningbird is endemic to Palau, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Morningbird?

The Morningbird is most easily confused with the Regent Whistler, the White-breasted Whistler and the Yellow-bellied Whistler.

Is the Morningbird endangered?

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

Morningbird

Pachycephala tenebrosa

Whistlers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa) is a rare whistler found only in Palau, weighing about 46 g. The morningbird is a songbird species in the family Pachycephalidae.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats invertebratesforest46 g

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa), photo 1 — Photo: Kubary · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa), photo 2 — Photo: Kubary · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa), photo 3 — Photo: Kubary · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa), photo 4 — Photo: Kubary · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa), photo 5 — Photo: Kubary · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa), photo 6 — Photo: Kubary · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa), photo 7 — Photo: Kubary · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa), photo 8 — Photo: Kubary · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa), photo 9 — Photo: Devon Pike - Devonpike · CC BY 3.0

About the Morningbird

The morningbird is a songbird species in the family Pachycephalidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Palau

When to see it

The Morningbird can be seen all year round, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Morningbird look like?: The morningbird is a songbird species in the family Pachycephalidae.
How big is a Morningbird?: The Morningbird is a small sized bird weighing about 46 g.
Where can you see a Morningbird?: The Morningbird is endemic to Palau, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Morningbird?: The Morningbird is most easily confused with the Regent Whistler, the White-breasted Whistler and the Yellow-bellied Whistler.
Is the Morningbird endangered?: The Morningbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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