Alternative name Hawaiian Monarch
- Chasiempis sandwichensis
Identification
12cm.
- Brown above
- White below
- White rump
- Dark wings with white bars
- Long brown black tail
Juvenile
- Brown
There is variation in colour amongst the subspecies.
Distribution
Taxonomy
There are 6 subspecies.
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects and spiders.
They build small cup-shaped nests from grasses, rootlets, and lichens, held together by spider webs. 2 eggs are laid and incubated for 18 days.
Vocalisation
A loud whistle that sounds like el-e-pai-o.
References
Native Birds of Hawaii
