How big is an Ochre-collared Monarch?

The Ochre-collared Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 19 g.

Where can you see an Ochre-collared Monarch?

The Ochre-collared Monarch occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to an Ochre-collared Monarch?

The Ochre-collared Monarch is most easily confused with the Frill-necked Monarch, the Frilled Monarch and the Pied Monarch.

Is the Ochre-collared Monarch endangered?

The Ochre-collared Monarch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Ochre-collared Monarch

Arses insularis

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

The Ochre-collared Monarch (Arses insularis) is a rare monarch flycatchers, paradise flycatchers, and shrikebill found in 2 countries, weighing about 19 g. The ochre-collared monarch or rufous-collared monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

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Ochre-collared Monarch (Arses insularis), photo 1 — Photo: Reeve, Andrew|Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ochre-collared Monarch (Arses insularis), photo 2 — Photo: Reeve, Andrew|Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ochre-collared Monarch (Arses insularis), photo 3 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud|Reeve, Andrew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ochre-collared Monarch (Arses insularis), photo 4 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud|Reeve, Andrew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ochre-collared Monarch (Arses insularis), photo 5 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud|Reeve, Andrew · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ochre-collared Monarch (Arses insularis), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Ochre-collared Monarch

The ochre-collared monarch or rufous-collared monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Yapen and northern New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Ochre-collared Monarch look like?: The ochre-collared monarch or rufous-collared monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
How big is an Ochre-collared Monarch?: The Ochre-collared Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 19 g.
Where can you see an Ochre-collared Monarch?: The Ochre-collared Monarch occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to an Ochre-collared Monarch?: The Ochre-collared Monarch is most easily confused with the Frill-necked Monarch, the Frilled Monarch and the Pied Monarch.
Is the Ochre-collared Monarch endangered?: The Ochre-collared Monarch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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