Black-winged Monarch
Photo · Sharpe, 1882

BirdUp · Species

Black-winged Monarch

Monarcha fraterSclater, PL, 1874

Native
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Commonness
Local
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The black-winged monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Australia and on New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
New Guinea and far north-east Australia

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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