Bird group

Monarch Flycatchers

101 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

African Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus cyanomelas
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Crested Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open country. It…

African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open country. It…

Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone incei
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Amur Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Australian Spectacled Monarch
Symposiachrus trivirgatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Australian Spectacled Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from…

Azure-crested Flycatcher
Myiagra azureocapilla
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Azure-crested Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Banda Sea Monarch
Symposiachrus mundus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Banda Sea Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Moluccan islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone batesi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open country. It…

Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone bedfordi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects…

Biak Flycatcher
Myiagra atra
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Biak Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Biak and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Biak Monarch
Symposiachrus brehmii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Biak Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Biak and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Bismarck Monarch
Symposiachrus verticalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bismarck Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Bismarck Archipelago. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Black Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone atrocaudata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Black-faced Monarch
Monarcha melanopsis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-faced Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts…

Black-naped Monarch
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Black-naped Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

Black-throated Shrikebill
Clytorhynchus nigrogularis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-throated Shrikebill is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Black-winged Monarch
Monarcha frater
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-winged Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Blue Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone cyanescens
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Blue Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of the Philippine islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus nitens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of sub-Saharan African woodland, savanna, forest edge, rivers, and open country.…

Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone affinis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Boano Monarch
Symposiachrus boanensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Boano Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Moluccan islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Broad-billed Flycatcher
Myiagra ruficollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Broad-billed Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Buff-bellied Monarch
Neolalage banksiana
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Buff-bellied Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Buru Monarch
Symposiachrus loricatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Buru Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Buru in the southern Moluccas. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Celestial Monarch
Hypothymis coelestis
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Celestial Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Philippine islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Chestnut-bellied Monarch
Monarcha castaneiventris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-bellied Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Chestnut-throated Flycatcher
Myiagra castaneigularis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-throated Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Chuuk Flycatcher
Myiagra oceanica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chuuk Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Chuuk in Micronesia. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Chuuk Monarch
Metabolus rugensis
Endangered≈ 250-1K

The Chuuk Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Chuuk in Micronesia. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Fan-tailed Monarch
Symposiachrus axillaris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fan-tailed Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

Fatu Hiva Monarch
Pomarea whitneyi
Critically Endangered≈ 50-250

The Fatu Hiva Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Fiji Shrikebill
Clytorhynchus vitiensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fiji Shrikebill is a monarch flycatcher of Fiji and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Flores Monarch
Symposiachrus sacerdotum
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Flores Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Frill-necked Monarch
Arses lorealis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Frill-necked Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of New Guinea and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Frilled Monarch
Arses telescopthalmus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Frilled Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of New Guinea and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Golden Monarch
Carterornis chrysomela
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Golden Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying from…

Hawaii Elepaio
Chasiempis sandwichensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hawaii Elepaio is a monarch flycatcher of Hawaii Island. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through forest,…

Hooded Monarch
Symposiachrus manadensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hooded Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying from…

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Indian Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of the Indian subcontinent. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Iphis Monarch
Pomarea iphis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Iphis Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying from…

Island Monarch
Monarcha cinerascens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Island Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying from…

Kai Monarch
Symposiachrus leucurus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Kai Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying from…

Kauai Elepaio
Chasiempis sclateri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Kauai Elepaio is a monarch flycatcher of Kauai. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through forest, mangroves,…

Kofiau Monarch
Symposiachrus julianae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Kofiau Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Kofiau and nearby Raja Ampat islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Kolombangara Monarch
Symposiachrus browni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Kolombangara Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Solomon Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Leaden Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded…

Louisiade Spectacled Monarch
Symposiachrus melanopterus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Louisiade Spectacled Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of New Guinea and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded…

Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Magpie-lark is a monarch flycatcher of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone mutata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean islands. It hunts insects by sallying…

Malaita Monarch
Symposiachrus malaitae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Malaita Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Solomon Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Manus Monarch
Symposiachrus infelix
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Manus Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Manus and the Admiralty Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Marquesan Monarch
Pomarea mendozae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Marquesan Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Marquesas Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean islands. It hunts insects by sallying…

Melanesian Flycatcher
Myiagra caledonica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Melanesian Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Moluccan Flycatcher
Myiagra galeata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Moluccan Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of the Moluccan islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Moluccan Spectacled Monarch
Symposiachrus bimaculatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Moluccan Spectacled Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Moluccan islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Mussau Flycatcher
Myiagra hebetior
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mussau Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of the Bismarck Archipelago. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Mussau Monarch
Symposiachrus menckei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mussau Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Bismarck Archipelago. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Oahu Elepaio
Chasiempis ibidis
Endangered≈ 1K-2.5K

The Oahu Elepaio is a monarch flycatcher of Oahu. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through forest, mangroves,…

Ochre-collared Monarch
Arses insularis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ochre-collared Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Ochre-headed Flycatcher
Myiagra cervinicauda
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ochre-headed Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Ogea Monarch
Mayrornis versicolor
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Ogea Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Fiji and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Palau Flycatcher
Myiagra erythrops
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Palau Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Palau. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through forest,…

Pale-blue Monarch
Hypothymis puella
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pale-blue Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

Paperbark Flycatcher
Myiagra nana
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Paperbark Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded…

Pied Monarch
Arses kaupi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pied Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of New Guinea and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Pohnpei Flycatcher
Myiagra pluto
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pohnpei Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Pohnpei in Micronesia. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Rarotonga Monarch
Pomarea dimidiata
Vulnerable≈ 250-1K

The Rarotonga Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Rennell Shrikebill
Clytorhynchus hamlini
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rennell Shrikebill is a monarch flycatcher of Rennell in the Solomon Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Restless Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded…

Rufous Monarch
Symposiachrus rubiensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying from…

Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone cinnamomea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufocinerea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts…

Samoan Flycatcher
Myiagra albiventris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Samoan Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Samoa. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through forest,…

Santa Cruz Shrikebill
Clytorhynchus sanctaecrucis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Santa Cruz Shrikebill is a monarch flycatcher of the Santa Cruz Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone atrochalybeia
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Sao Tome and Principe. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Satin Flycatcher
Myiagra cyanoleuca
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Satin Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded…

Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone corvina
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of the Seychelles. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Shining Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded…

Short-crested Monarch
Hypothymis helenae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Short-crested Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Slaty Monarch
Mayrornis lessoni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Slaty Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying from…

Solomons Monarch
Symposiachrus barbatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Solomons Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Solomon Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Southern Shrikebill
Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Southern Shrikebill is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

Spot-winged Monarch
Symposiachrus guttula
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Spot-winged Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

Steel-blue Flycatcher
Myiagra ferrocyanea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Steel-blue Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

Tahiti Monarch
Pomarea nigra
Critically Endangered≈ 50-250

The Tahiti Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Tahiti and nearby Society Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Tanahjampea Monarch
Symposiachrus everetti
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tanahjampea Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

Tanimbar Monarch
Carterornis castus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tanimbar Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Tanimbar Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Tenggara Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone floris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tenggara Paradise-Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches,…

Tinian Monarch
Monarcha takatsukasae
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Tinian Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Tinian and the Mariana Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Torrent-lark
Grallina bruijnii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Torrent-lark is a monarch flycatcher of New Guinea and nearby islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Ua Pou Monarch
Pomarea mira
Endangered≈ 250-1K

The Ua Pou Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Marquesas Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through…

Vanikoro Flycatcher
Myiagra vanikorensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Vanikoro Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of the Santa Cruz Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Vanikoro Monarch
Mayrornis schistaceus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Vanikoro Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Santa Cruz Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Vella Lavella Monarch
Symposiachrus nigrotectus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Vella Lavella Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of the Solomon Islands. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering…

Velvet Flycatcher
Myiagra eichhorni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Velvet Flycatcher is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

White-capped Monarch
Monarcha richardsii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-capped Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

White-collared Monarch
Symposiachrus vidua
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-collared Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by…

White-eared Monarch
Carterornis leucotis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-eared Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

White-naped Monarch
Carterornis pileatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-naped Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Indo-Pacific forests, islands, mangroves, and wooded edges. It hunts insects by sallying…

Yap Monarch
Monarcha godeffroyi
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Yap Monarch is a monarch flycatcher of Yap in Micronesia. It hunts insects by sallying from shaded perches, fluttering through forest,…