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Spot-winged Monarch

Symposiachrus guttula

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 16 g
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 1
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 2
Photo: Jønsson, Knud|Bodawatta, Kasun|Reeve, Andrew · CC BY 4.0
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 3
Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Jønsson, Knud|Reeve, Andrew · CC BY 4.0
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 4
Photo: Reeve, Andrew|Jønsson, Knud|Bodawatta, Kasun · CC BY 4.0
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 5
Photo: Reeve, Andrew|Jønsson, Knud|Bodawatta, Kasun · CC BY 4.0
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 6
Photo: Marki, Petter · CC BY 4.0
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 7
Photo: Marki, Petter · CC BY 4.0
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 8
Photo: Marki, Petter · CC BY 4.0
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 9
Photo: no rights reserved · CC0
Spot-winged Monarch (Symposiachrus guttula), photo 10
Photo: (c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Spot-winged Monarch

The spot-winged monarch, or spot-wing monarch flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Where it lives

Regular range
Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Black Monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris) Black MonarchSymposiachrus axillarisThe black monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. Moluccan Monarch (Symposiachrus bimaculatus) Moluccan MonarchSymposiachrus bimaculatusThe Moluccan monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. Hooded Monarch (Symposiachrus manadensis) Hooded MonarchSymposiachrus manadensisThe hooded monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

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