How big is a Tinian Monarch?

The Tinian Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 36 g.

Where can you see a Tinian Monarch?

The Tinian Monarch is endemic to the Northern Mariana Islands, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Tinian Monarch?

The Tinian Monarch is most easily confused with the Yap Monarch, the White-capped Monarch and the Chestnut-bellied Monarch.

Is the Tinian Monarch endangered?

The Tinian Monarch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Tinian Monarch

Monarcha takatsukasae

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

The Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae) is a legendary monarch flycatchers, paradise flycatchers, and shrikebill found only in the Northern Mariana Islands, weighing about 36 g. The Tinian monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats invertebrates36 g

Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae), photo 1 — Photo: fletchermoore · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae), photo 2 — Photo: fletchermoore · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae), photo 3 — Photo: Devonpike at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0

Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae), photo 4 — Photo: Cole1989 at English Wikipedia. Later version was uploaded by Melly42 at en.wikipedia. · Public domain

Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae), photo 5 — Photo: (c) fletchermoore, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae), photo 6 — Photo: (c) fletchermoore, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Tinian Monarch

The Tinian monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Northern Mariana Islands.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Northern Mariana Islands

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, November, December, with peak activity in April. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Tinian Monarch look like?: The Tinian monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
How big is a Tinian Monarch?: The Tinian Monarch is a small sized bird weighing about 36 g.
Where can you see a Tinian Monarch?: The Tinian Monarch is endemic to the Northern Mariana Islands, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Tinian Monarch?: The Tinian Monarch is most easily confused with the Yap Monarch, the White-capped Monarch and the Chestnut-bellied Monarch.
Is the Tinian Monarch endangered?: The Tinian Monarch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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