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Kai Monarch
Symposiachrus leucurus
Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus) is a member of the Monarchidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 16.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Monarchidae Monarchs
- Genus Symposiachrus
- Species leucurus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Kai Monarch is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Kai Monarch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus) is a member of the Monarchidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Kai Is. (se Moluccas).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.4 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 7.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1,112 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Kai Monarch?
The Kai Monarch is a small bird that weighs around 16.4 g.
Where does the Kai Monarch live?
The Kai Monarch is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Kai Is. (se Moluccas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Kai Monarch belong to?
The Kai Monarch (Symposiachrus leucurus) belongs to the Monarchidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Kai Monarch eat?
The Kai Monarch is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Kai Monarch migrate?
The Kai Monarch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Kai Monarch endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
How large is the Kai Monarch's range?
The Kai Monarch has a mapped global range of about 1,112 km².
Conservation
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