- Passeriformes
- Monarchidae
Australian Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
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Identification
A small songbird with a modestly long tail and pale bill. Slate-gray above, pale below, with black mask and chin, rich rufous-orange throat and upper breast, and white tail corners. Inhabits and forest edge, where itorages actively, sometimes hovering. Song varies across range, from rising mellow whistles in the Lesser Sundas to raspier whistled notes in Australia. Calls also vary, but are generally harsh and unpleasant-sounding buzzes and rattles.