Thursday, November 14, 2019

ISLAND MONARCH

Photographed on Ashmore Reef, November 2019

1302.             ISLAND MONARCH                   Monarcha cinerascens

AUSTRALIA              785

Mainly confined to islands in Wallace, and across n of New Guinea to Solomans, from smallest vegetated coral cays to large and diverse islands, such as Timor and Roti. Australian records from Ashmore Reef, Browse and Cassini Islands. In Aust. Recorded in littoral scrub on sand or coral islets; methodically searches for invertebrates among foliaged branches of low scrubs and trees, some sallying for flying insects.



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