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Black-faced Monarch
Monarcha melanopsis(Vieillot, 1818)
Updated
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Monarcha
At a glance
The Black-faced Monarch is a small bird, about 16–20 cm long. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 16–20 cm
- Origin
- Breeding Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Black-faced Monarch look like?
The Black-faced Monarch is a small bird, about 16–20 cm long and weighing 19–27 g.
The black-faced monarch is a passerine songbird in the family Monarchidae found along the eastern seaboard of Australia, and also New Guinea.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Black-faced Monarch?
The Black-faced Monarch is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Martin Rady · Tweed - Pt B, AU-NS, AU
Call
jimchurches · Tallong NSW 2579, Australia
Call
jimchurches · Tallong NSW 2579, Australia
Call
Tim · Jamberoo NSW 2533, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Black-faced Monarch eat?
The Black-faced Monarch feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
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