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Adult
Photo by Devon Pike
Tinian, July 2012
Monarcha takatsukasae

Identification

15 cm. Buffy-tan sides of face, bold eye-ring, underparts, grey crown and nape, chocolate brown back, black wings and tail, with white tail tip, two narrow wing-bars, and edges of tertials. White rump and undertail-coverts.

Distribution

Northern Mariana Islands, and found only on the island of Tinian.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and shrubland.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects and some plant material.

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