Frilled Monarch
Photo · John Gould / William Matthew Hart

BirdUp · Species

Frilled Monarch

Arses telescophthalmus(Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1827)

Least ConcernNative
Order
PASSERIFORMES
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.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
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  12. Dec

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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