Black-faced Monarch

by Maryse Jansen

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Black-faced Monarch

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Maryse Jansen

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Photograph - Photograph

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The Black-faced Monarch is an arboreal flycatcher and has a rufous belly and grey wings and tail. Its face is black and the dark eye has a black ring around it. It lives in rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests in coastal eastern Australia and tends to migrate north in winter and back south to breed In spring. They can catch insects in flight or pick them up from the foliage. The pretty colouring and distinctive call (‘why-you-which-yew’) make it stand out in the dark damp forests.
Taken in south-east Queensland, Australia.

Thank you to the following groups on Fine Art America for featuring this image on their home page:
Animal Photographs 04-27-2021
Beautiful Birds 04-27-2021
Birds IN Australia 04-30-2021
FAA Portraits - Birds 05-07-2021
The Best Of Down Under - Australia 06-14-2021
Birds In Focus 08-10-2021

animals, birds, wildlife, Australia, Australian birds, Queensland, Black-faced Monarch, Monarch, flycatcher, wild birds, rufous, black, grey, tree, branch, flora, fauna, Monarcha melanopsis, perched

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April 27th, 2021

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