Short-crested Monarch

When to see the Short-crested Monarch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Short-crested Monarch

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Short-crested Monarch

The short-crested monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae and one of the most attractive of all the monarch flycatchers. It is a brilliant ultramarine blue bird with the males having a black facial markings with an electric blue eyering and a short crest contrasted with a pearly white belly. It is endemic to the Philippines found on the islands of Luzon, Camiguin Norte, Polilio, Catanduanes, Samar, Dinagat and Mindanao. It is found in tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Along with the Celestial monarch, It is one of the most sought after birds among birdwatchers.

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Easily confused with

Celestial MonarchHypothymis coelestisThe celestial monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae, and one of the most attractive of all the monarch flycatchers. Pale-blue MonarchHypothymis puellaThe pale-blue monarch is a small passerine bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to eastern Indonesia. Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaThe adult male black-naped monarch is about 16 cm long, and is mainly pale azure blue apart from a whitish lower belly.