C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Monarchidae

Island Monarch

Monarcha cinerascens

CIOC 6863

Island Monarch

Monarcha cinerascens

Passeriformes · Monarchidae

Island Monarch (Monarcha cinerascens).

ATK79

DEF50

6749 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 29.6 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 79

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 79).

DEF 50

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 50).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: mainly islets from Sulawesi region and Lesser Sundas to Bismarck Arch. and Northern Solomon Is. Habitat: Forest & Woodland

10 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Monarcha cinerascens commutatus
Sangihe, Siau, Mayu, Sulawesi, Talaud Arch. (ne of Sulawesi), and Tifore (between ne Sulawesi and Halmahera)
Monarcha cinerascens cinerascens
Moluccas and Lesser Sundas
Monarcha cinerascens inornatus
Misool and Waigeo (Raja Ampat Is., nw New Guinea), n coastal Bird's Head (rare) and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)
Monarcha cinerascens steini
Numfor (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)
Monarcha cinerascens geelvinkianus
Yapen (?), Biak and Mios Korwar (=Bepondi, nw of Biak; Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)
Monarcha cinerascens fuscescens
islets off nw New Guinea
Monarcha cinerascens fulviventris
islets in w Bismarck Arch. including smaller Admiralty Is. (nw Bismarck Arch.)
Monarcha cinerascens perpallidus
islets off Mussau (=St. Matthias Is.) and off New Ireland (n, c Bismarck Arch.)
Monarcha cinerascens impediens
islets n of ne New Guinea from Tarawai e to Karkar and Bagabag, n scarp of Huon Pen. (ne New Guinea), islets off New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.) to c Solomon Is. and Ontong Java, Ndai, and Sikaiana (atolls far e of main Solomon Is.)
Monarcha cinerascens rosselianus
Trobriand, D'Entrecasteaux and Louisiade Arch. (e of se New Guinea)