Monarchidae

Monarcha takatsukasae Photo by Desmond Allen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Tinian monarch (en); monarca-de-Tinian (pt); monarque de Tinian (fr); monarca de Tinian (es); Tinianmonarch (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands.Size:These birds are 15 cm long.Habitat:The Tinian monarch is mostly found in limestone forests, but uses…

Chasiempis sandwichensis (Photo from Flickr) Common name:Hawaii elepaio (en); monarca-do-Hawai (pt); monarque d’Hawaï (fr); monarca elepaio (es); Hawaii-elepaio (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Hawai’i, in the Hawaian islands.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 12-18 g.Habitat:The Hawaii elepaio is found in moist tropical forests, moist scrublands and dry savannas…

Monarcha melanopsis Photo by Tony Morris (Flickr) Common name:black-faced monarch (en); monarca-de-face-negra (pt); monarque à face noire (fr); monarca carinegro (es); maskenmonarch (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MonarchidaeRange:This species breeds along the eastern coast of Australia, from northern Queensland to Victoria, and migrates north to winter in southern Papua-New Guinea. Some populations in northern Queensland are resident.Size:These birds…

Myiagra inquieta Photo by Lip Kee Yap (Wikipedia) Common name:restless flycatcher (en); monarca-inquieto (pt); monarque infatigable (fr); monarca inquieto (es); weißkehlmyiagra (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Monarchidae Range:This species is found northern and eastern mainland Australia, as well as in south-western Australia. It is also found in southern Papua New Guinea. Size:These birds are 16-21 cm long and…