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The white-capped monarch is a medium sized bird with a glossy black back, and darker black around the throat and face and a tawny belly. Its most prominent feature is its white cap on the back of its head from its nape to above its forehead, forming an eye-ring around its eye and ending in a half-collar. Juveniles look similar, but have less white on the face.
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When to see the White-capped Monarch
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-capped Monarch
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-capped Monarch
The White-capped monarch, or Richards' monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Western Province in the Solomon Islands.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut-bellied MonarchMonarcha castaneiventrisThe chestnut-bellied monarch or chestnut-bellied monarch-flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
Tinian MonarchMonarcha takatsukasaeThe Tinian monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
Yap MonarchMonarcha godeffroyiThe male has a black head, throat, wings and tail.
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