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Black-faced MonarchAlternate name(s): "Black-faced Flycatcher", "Carinated Flycatcher", "Pearly-winged Flycatcher" Size: 16-20 cm Weight: 17-20 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Fontal view of a Black-faced Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Fontal/ventral view of a Black-faced Monarch
(photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, NSW, March 2017]
Fontal/ventral view of a Black-faced Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Lateral view of a Black-faced Monarch (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay North, East Gippsland, VIC, April 2013]
Lateral view of a Black-faced Monarch
[Limeburners
Creek NP, NSW, October 2013]
Lateral/ventral view of a Black-faced Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Dorsal view of a Black-faced Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Barrington
Tops NP, NSW, December 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-lateral view of a juvenile Black-faced Monarch
(photo courtesy of A. Campbell)
[Mount McEuen, QLD, April 2017]
Lateral view of a juvenile Black-faced Monarch
(photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, NSW, March 2017]
Lateral view of a juvenile Black-faced Monarch
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay North, East Gippsland, VIC, February 2017]
Lateral view of a juvenile Black-faced Monarch, now with its head turned
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay North, East Gippsland, VIC, February 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Black-faced Monarch
(photo courtesy of A. Campbell)
[Mount McEuen, QLD, April 2017]
There is a separate page showing an adult Black-faced Monarch feeding a dependent young.
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Oct - Jan | Eggs: 2 - 3 | Incubation period: ? | Fledging age: ? |
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Basket | Material: Casuarina leaves, moss, webs; very fine, hair-like lining | Height above ground: 2 - 5 m |
Black-faced Monarch incubating eggs (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay North, East Gippsland, VIC, December 2017]
Black-faced Monarch on its typical moss-coated nest
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay North, East Gippsland, VIC, December 2017]
Black-faced Monarch carrying material to apply the finishing
touches to its nest (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay North, East Gippsland, VIC, December 2017]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 23 x 17 mm | Colour: Off-white, with large brown speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Food, Diet |
Like all other members of the Monarcha family, Black-faced Monarchs are insect hunters. They usually take them from foliage.
Frontal view of a Black-faced Monarch with its prey, a grasshopper
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay North, East Gippsland, VIC, April 2013]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
blkfmon_art_20131210.m4a | (SE QLD) | Contact calls | © ART | |
blkfmon_me_20200927.m4a | (N QLD) | Contact calls | © ME | |
blkfmon_20160314.m4a | (SE QLD) | Contact calls (Q&A) | © MD |
More Black-faced Monarch sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.