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ForestCup nestSmall · 25 g
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This bird is 15 centimeters long and black in color with a pale blue bill. The juvenile is reddish brown. The call sounds like tick-tick-tick and the song is "flute-like".
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When to see the Tahiti Monarch
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Tahiti Monarch
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Tahiti Monarch
The Tahiti monarch or Tahiti flycatcher is a rare species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family. It is endemic to Tahiti in French Polynesia. There are between 25 and 100 individuals remaining with an increasing population trend. Adults boast a striking black plumage with pale blue pills and feet. Recognized for its melodious flute-like song and distinctive "tick-tick-tick" call, it thrives in dense forest, primarily inhabiting canopy and understory amidst native mara trees. Despite facing threats from introduces predators such as ship rats and invasive bird species, conservation efforts have been implemented to safeguard its population.
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Easily confused with
Rarotonga MonarchPomarea dimidiataThe Rarotonga monarch is an insectivorous passerine which is 10 cm tall, with an adult mass of 20 grams (0.7 oz) for female birds, and 25 grams (0.9 oz) for large male birds.
Fatu Hiva MonarchPomarea whitneyiThe Fatu Hiva monarch is a large flycatcher in the family Monarchidae.
Iphis MonarchPomarea iphisThe Iphis monarch, or Ua Huka flycatcher, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
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