Species profile
Black Monarch
Symposiachrus axillaris
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are montane New Guinea.
- Scientific name
- Symposiachrus axillaris
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Symposiachrus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black Monarch in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Monarchidae
- African Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)
- Annobon Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone smithii)
- Asiatic paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
- Azure-crested Flycatcher (Myiagra azureocapilla)
- Bates's Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone batesi)
- Bedford's Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bedfordi)
- Biak Flycatcher (Myiagra atra)
- Biak Monarch (Symposiachrus brehmii)