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Spectacled Monarch
Symposiachrus trivirgatus(Temminck, 1826)
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Genus
- Symposiachrus
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The spectacled monarch is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Lesser Sundas to 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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