Black-faced Monarch

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Black-faced Monarch
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae Genus: Monarcha Species: M. melanopsis
Binomial name
Monarcha melanopsis (Vieillot, 1818)

The Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis is a passerine bird. It was previously classified with the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but the paradise flycatchers, monarch flycatchers and Australasian fantails are now normally grouped with the drongos in the family Dicruridae, which has most of its members in Australasia and tropical southern Asia.

The Black-faced Monarch is found along the entire eastern seaboard of Australia. It is grey, with rufous underparts and a black patch on the face.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Monarcha melanopsis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern