Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Pale-blue Monarch
Hypothymis puella
Pale-blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Pale-blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella) is a member of the Monarchidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 11.1 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Monarchidae Monarchs
- Genus Hypothymis
- Species puella
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pale-blue Monarch is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Pale-blue Monarch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Pale-blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella) belongs to the Monarchidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Sulawesi region.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.1 g, with a wing length of about 7.4 cm and a tail of around 7.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 187,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pale-blue Monarch?
The Pale-blue Monarch is a very small bird that weighs around 11.1 g.
Where does the Pale-blue Monarch live?
The Pale-blue Monarch is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Sulawesi region, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Pale-blue Monarch belong to?
The Pale-blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella) belongs to the Monarchidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Pale-blue Monarch eat?
The Pale-blue Monarch is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Pale-blue Monarch migrate?
The Pale-blue Monarch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Pale-blue Monarch endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Pale-blue Monarch make?
1 real field recording of the Pale-blue Monarch — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Pale-blue Monarch's range?
The Pale-blue Monarch has a mapped global range of about 187,000 km².
Conservation
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