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Spectacled MonarchAlternate name(s): "Spectacled Flycatcher", "Black-fronted Flycatcher", "Pearly Flycatcher", "Black-winged Flycatcher" Size: 15-16.5 cm Weight: 10-16 g |
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Photos |
Race "gouldii"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Spectacled Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hillview Court Reserve, Dayboro, QLD, May 2020]
Near-frontal view of a Spectacled Monarch
[Limeburners Creek NP,
NSW, October 2013]
Near-lateral view of a Spectacled Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hillview Court Reserve, Dayboro, QLD, May 2020]
Lateral view of a Spectacled Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, June 2021]
Lateral view of a Spectacled Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill Forest Reserve, near Anstead, QLD, August 2017]
Lateral view of a Spectacled Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Lateral view of a
calling
Spectacled Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Lateral view of a Spectacled Monarch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[O'Reilly's Plateau,
Lamington NP,
Gold Coast, QLD, January 2020]
Lateral/ventral view of a Spectacled Monarch
[Limeburners Creek NP,
NSW, October 2013]
Dorsal view of a Spectacled Monarch hiding in dark undergrowth
[Iluka NR,
NSW, February 2012]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile Spectacled Monarch
(photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Toonumbar State Forest, northern NSW, April 2017]
Near-frontal view of the same Spectacled Monarch as
shown above (photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Toonumbar State Forest, northern NSW, April 2017]
Lateral view of the same Spectacled Monarch as
shown above (photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Toonumbar State Forest, northern NSW, April 2017]
Lateral view of the same Spectacled Monarch as
shown above (photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Toonumbar State Forest, northern NSW, April 2017]
Race "melanorrhoa"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Spectacled Monarch (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Paluma Rainforest, near Townsville, QLD, September 2020]
Frontal view of a Spectacled Monarch (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD, July 2013]
Near-frontal view of a Spectacled Monarch (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Rocky Creek, Cairns, QLD, July 2013]
Race "albiventris"
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Spectacled Monarch that has
caught a spider (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Iron Range NP, Cape York peninsula, QLD, August 2019]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Sep - Feb | Eggs: 2 | Incubation period: 15 - 17 days | Fledging age: ca. 11 days |
The breeding season of Spectacled Monarchs depends on geographic latitude.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Basket | Material: Bark strips, leaf skeletons, moss, webs, white spider cocoons; grass or fibre lining | Height above ground: 1 - 4 m |
Overview of the location of a Spectacled Monarch nest in
a slender upright fork
(photo courtesy of M. Miller)
[Paluma, near Townsville, QLD, November 2020]
View from above into a Spectacled Monarch nest
(photo courtesy of M. Miller)
[Paluma, near Townsville, QLD, November 2020]
Disused Spectacled Monarch nest
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Kingfisher Park, Julatten, QLD, November 2018]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 22 x 16 mm | Colour: Off-white, with mid- to dark-brown speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Food, Diet |
Like all other members of the Monarcha family, Spectacled Monarchs are insect hunters. They usually take them from foliage.
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Spectacled Monarch with its catch,
a small caterpillar
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hillview Court Reserve, Dayboro, QLD, May 2020]
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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.
specmon_20181014_3.m4a |
gouldii (E NSW) |
Contact calls(?) Q&A | © MD | |
specmon_20181014_2.m4a |
gouldii (E NSW) |
Various, incl. contact calls(?) Q&A | © MD | |
specmon_20181014.m4a |
gouldii (E NSW) |
Annoyed/squabbling | © MD |
More Spectacled Monarch sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.