Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Monarch Flycatchers :: Golden Monarch

Golden Monarch Monarcha chrysomela

Described by: Garnot (1827)
Alternate common name(s): Black-and-yellow Monarch, Black-and-gold Monarch, Black-and-yellow Monarch-flycatcher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia - 2005 © Mehd Halaouate 
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Range

New Guinea and n. Bismarck Archipelago;
Three populations;
(1) Bismarck Archipelago (New Hanover and New Ireland).
(2) Biak Is. and Misool Is.
(3) W. Papuan Is. (Waigeo, Salawati, Batanta, and Misool), New Guinea including Biak Is. in Geelvink Bay.
(4) Ne. New Guinea.
(5) E. and s. New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson Is., Goodenough Is., and Normanby Is.).
(6) S. New Guinea and Aru Is.
(7) Bismarck Archipelago (Djaul Is.).
(8) Bismarck Archipelago (Lihir Is.).
(9) E. Bismarck Archipelago (Tabar Is.).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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