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Black-winged Monarch

(Monarcha frater)
Alternate name(s): "Pearly Flycatcher", "Black-winged Flycatcher"
Size: 17-19 cm
Weight: 17-20 g

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Black-winged Monarch at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "canescens"

This race, which was previously treated as a separate species, is also called the "Pearly Flycatcher".

ADULT

MALE

Frontal view of a male(?) Black-winged Monarch - note the black "shoulders"; because of the bold colour contrast between light-grey and deep rufous this bird may be a male (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]

Lateral view of a male(?) Black-winged Monarch - note the black wing feathers; because of the bold colour contrast between light-grey and deep rufous this bird may be a male (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]

Near-dorsal view of a male(?) Black-winged Monarch - note the rufous patch on the rump, which is not described in field guides (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]

FEMALE

Near-frontal view of a female(?) Black-winged Monarch; based on the slightly duller colours compared to the individual shown above this bird may be a female (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]

Lateral view of a female(?) Black-winged Monarch (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]

Lateral/ventral view of a female(?) Black-winged Monarch (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]

Food, Diet

Lateral view of a male(?) Black-winged Monarch that has just devoured its prey, a flying insect (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]

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