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The pied monarch is 15–16 centimetres (5.9–6.3 in) in length and weighs around 12.5–15 grams (0.44–0.53 oz). The plumage is sexually dimorphic. The upperparts and head of the male are black, as is the tail, and the wings are brownish-black with white scapulars (which shows as a white crescent across the back when folded). The collar, which is erectable, is white, and it joins through the neck with a white throat. The breast-band is black, and the belly and underside are white.
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When to see the Pied Monarch
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Pied Monarch
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Pied Monarch
The pied monarch is a species of bird in the monarch-flycatcher family, Monarchidae. It is endemic to coastal Queensland in Australia.
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Easily confused with
Frilled MonarchArses telescopthalmusThe frilled monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
Frill-necked MonarchArses lorealisThe frill-necked monarch measures around 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, and the neck feathers can become erect into a small frill; the male is predominantly black and white, and can be distinguished from the similar and more common pied monarch by its all-white breast-the latter species having a broad black breast band.
Ochre-collared MonarchArses insularisThe ochre-collared monarch or rufous-collared monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
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