BirdUp · Species
Frilled Monarch
Arses telescophthalmus(Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1827)
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Arses
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Local
- Best seen
- Winter
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The frilled monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. As currently defined, its range is restricted to forest on New Guinea and nearby smaller islands, but historically it has included some or all of the remaining members of the genus Arses as subspecies.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- New Guinea region and Boigu (Torres Strait is., north-east QLD, far north-east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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