Black Monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris)

Other Names (World)
Black Monarch, Fantail Monarch, Black Monarch-flycatcher, Fan-tailed Monarch

Family
Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)

Size
15 - 16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1876)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Black Monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris) [XC62361]
by Marc Anderson from Arfak Mountain Trek, Ciraubri camp, Irian Jaya Barat, Indonesia (song)

Black Monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris) [XC26815]
by Nick Athanas from 1 km N 'Warili Lodge', below Tari Gap, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (alarm call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

axillaris (Salvadori, 1876) - Western New Guinea (Vogelkop and western Snow Mts).
fallax (Ramsay, EP, 1885) - Mountains of north-central and eastern New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Goodenough I).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black Monarch (Symposiachrus axillaris) - 8 files

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