Monarchidae

Elminia longicauda Photo by Steve Garvie (Flickr) Common name:African blue flycatcher (en); monarca-azul-africano (pt); elminie bleue (fr); elminia azul (es); türkiselminie (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Senegal to South Sudan and south to northern Tanzania, D.R. Congo and northern Angola. Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh…

Terpsiphone viridis Photo by Callie de Wet (Oiseaux) Common name:African paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-africano (pt); tchitrec d’Afrique (fr); monarca colilargo africano (es); graubrust-paradiesschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the most arid parts of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.Size:These birds are 17 cm long, but the elongated tail streamers of adult males double…

Terpsiphone paradisi Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:Asian paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-asiático (pt); tchitrec de paradis (fr); monarca colilargo asiático (es); fahlbauch-paradiesschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found trhoughout south-eastern Asia, from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to north-eastern China and extreme south-eastern Russia, and south to Indonesia. the more northern population migrate south to winter within the…

Myiagra caledonica Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Oiseaux) Common name:Melanesian flycatcher (en); monarca-da-Melanésia (pt); monarque mélanésien (fr); miagra de Nueva Caledonia (es); hebridenmyiagra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is found in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and on the island of Rennell, in the Solomon Islands.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh 10-12 g.Habitat:The Melanesian flycatcher is found in moist forests,…

Pomarea nigra (Photo from Birdlife) Common name: Tahiti monarch (en); monarca-do-Taiti (pt); monarque de Tahiti (fr); monarca de Tahiti (es); Tahitimonarch (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Monarchidae Range: This species is endemic to the island of Tahiti, in French Polynesia. Even within the island it is restricted to just 4 lowland valleys. Size: The Tahiti…

Myiagra cyanoleuca Photo by Lindsay Hansch (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: satin flycatcher (en); monarca-acetinado (pt); monarque satiné (fr); monarca satinado (es); seidenmyiagra (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Monarchidae Range: The satin flycatcher is found breeding in eastern Australia, down to Tasmania, and in New Zealand. They migrate north to winter in northern Australia, Papua…

Hypothymis azurea Photo by Eric Soo (Nature in Singapore) Common name: black-naped monarch (en); monarca-azul (pt); tchitrec azuré (fr); monarca nuquinegro (es); schwarzgenickschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Monarchidae Range: This Asian species is found from India and Sri Lanka in the west, across southern Asia to southern China and Indonesia, and the island groups…

Terpsiphone corvina Common name: Seychelles paradise-flycatcher (en); monarca-das-Seychelles (pt); tchitrec des Seychelles (fr); monarca-colilargo de las Seychelles (es); Seychellen-paradiesschnäpper (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Monarchidae Range: This species is endemic to the Seychelles archipelago, being mostly found in La Digue, but also in Marianne, Praslin and Félicité. Size: The males are considerably longer than females…