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  • Synonyms Black-and-gold Monarch, Black-and-yellow Monarch, Black & Yellow Monarch, Black and Yellow Monarch, Black-and-yellow Monarch Flycatcher
  • Old latin name for bird Muscicapa chrysomela, Monarcha chrysomela

Golden Monarchbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, © Phil Gregory
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, © Kelle Moreau
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Song, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
  • 6.
    Song, © John Dumbacher
    Papua New Guinea
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Golden Monarch

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion New Guinea region and New Ireland group (ne Bismarck Arch.)

Golden Monarch subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Carterornis chrysomela aruensissw, sc New Guinea and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)-No
Carterornis chrysomela aurantiacusn New Guinea-No
Carterornis chrysomela chrysomelaNew Hanover (=Lavongai) and New Ireland (ne Bismarck Arch.)-No
Carterornis chrysomela kordensisBiak (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)-No
Carterornis chrysomela melanonotusRaja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea) and Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea)-No
Carterornis chrysomela nitiduse, ne, se New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea)-No
Carterornis chrysomela pulcherrimusDyaul (=Djaul, s of nw New Ireland, ne Bismarck Arch.)-No
Carterornis chrysomela tabarensisTabar (n of wc New Ireland, ne Bismarck Arch.)-No
Carterornis chrysomela whitneyorumLihir (n of ec New Ireland, ne Bismarck Arch.)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmonarca daurat
Chinese金王鹟
Chinese (Traditional)黑黃王鶲
Croatianzlatni monarh
CzechMuchálek zlatocerný, muchálek zlatočerný
DanishGylden Monark
DutchGoudmonarch
Finnishkeltamustamonarkki
FrenchMonarque doré
GermanGold-Monarch, Goldmonarch
IndonesianKehicap emas
ItalianMonarca dorato, Monarca gialla e nera
Japaneseキイロカササギビタキ
Lithuanianauksinis monarchas
Norwegiangullmonark
Norwegian NynorskGullmonark
Polishmonarka zlota, monarka złota, monareczka złota
Portuguesemonarca-dourado
RussianЗолотой монарх
Slovakmonarch zlatý
SpanishMonarca dorado, Monarca Amarillo y Negro
Swedishguldmonark
TurkishAltın Rengi Monark
Ukrainianмонарх золотий