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Alternative names: Fan-tailed Monarch; Fantailed Monarch

Symposiachrus axillaris

Monarcha axillaris

Identification

15–16·5 cm (6-6½ in)

  • Almost entirely black plumage
  • Long tail

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Monarcha.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • S. a. axillaris:
  • North-western New Guinea (Arfak, Weyland and Wandammen mountains)
  • S. a. fallax:
  • Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea and Goodenough Island

Habitat

Keeps to shady areas of moist lowland forests and montanes.

Behaviour

Diet

Little is recorded about their diet, which includes small-medium invertebrates such as beetles.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
  3. Wikipedia

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External Links

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