Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicInvertebratesForestSmall · 16 g
About the Mussau Monarch
The Mussau monarch, also known as the white-breasted monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in June · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Malaita MonarchSymposiachrus malaitaeThe Malaita monarch is a species of passerine bird in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae.
Manus MonarchSymposiachrus infelixThe Manus monarch, also called the Admiralty Islands monarch, the Admiralty monarch, the Admiralty pied monarch, the somber monarch and the unhappy monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
Tanahjampea MonarchSymposiachrus everettiThe Tanahjampea monarch or white-tipped monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
Tanahjampea MonarchSymposiachrus everettiThe Tanahjampea monarch or white-tipped monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
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