Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and fluctuating.
Status VU
Predation by rats and feral cats are the main threats. Avian diseases may also be a potential threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A wide variety of discordant calls. Territorial call repeatedly uttered by the male during the breeding season rendered as 'kakerori'.
Rarotonga Monarch (Pomarea dimidiata) [XC110952]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Coastal Rainforest, Lake Te Roto area, Atiu, Cook Islands, New Zealand (call)
Rarotonga Monarch (Pomarea dimidiata) [XC110964]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Tengatangi, Atiu, Cook Islands, New Zealand (call)