• Synonyms Islet Monarch, Island Gray-headed Monarch Flycatcher, Grey-headed Monarch, Island Gray-headed Monarch, Island Grey-headed Monarch Flycatcher, Gray-headed Monarch, Island Grey-headed Monarch
  • Old latin name for bird Drymophila cinerascens

Island Monarchbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Colin Trainor
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, © Stijn Cooleman
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
  • 4.
    Song, © Ross Gallardy
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Island Monarch

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion mainly islets from Sulawesi region and Lesser Sundas to Bismarck Arch. and n Solomon Is.

Island Monarch subspecies (10)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Monarcha cinerascens cinerascensMoluccas and Lesser Sundas-No
Monarcha cinerascens commutatusSangihe, Siau, Mayu, Sulawesi, Talaud Arch. (ne of Sulawesi), and Tifore (between ne Sulawesi and Halmahera)-No
Monarcha cinerascens fulviventrisislets in w Bismarck Arch. including smaller Admiralty Is. (nw Bismarck Arch.)-No
Monarcha cinerascens fuscescensislets off nw New Guinea-No
Monarcha cinerascens geelvinkianusYapen (?), Biak and Mios Korwar (=Bepondi, nw of Biak; Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)-No
Monarcha cinerascens impediensislets n of ne New Guinea from Tarawai e to Karkar and Bagabag, n scarp of Huon Pen. (ne New Guinea), islets off New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.) to c Solomon Is. and Ontong Java, Ndai, and Sikaiana (atolls far e of main Solomon Is.)-No
Monarcha cinerascens inornatusMisool and Waigeo (Raja Ampat Is., nw New Guinea), n coastal Bird's Head (rare) and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)-No
Monarcha cinerascens perpallidusislets off Mussau (=St. Matthias Is.) and off New Ireland (n, c Bismarck Arch.)-No
Monarcha cinerascens rosselianusTrobriand, D'Entrecasteaux and Louisiade Arch. (e of se New Guinea)-No
Monarcha cinerascens steiniNumfor (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmonarca capgrís
Chinese岛王鹟
Chinese (Traditional)島王鶲
Croatiannarančastotrbi monarh
Czechmuchálek šedohlavý
DanishGråhovedet Monark
DutchMangrovemonarch
Finnishharmaapäämonarkki
FrenchMonarque à tête grise, Monarque des îles, Monarque gris
GermanGraukopf-Monarch, Graukopfmonarch
IndonesianKehicap pulau
ItalianMonarca insulare, Monarca grigio delle isole
Japaneseハイイロカササギビタキ
Lithuanianpilkagalvis monarchas
Norwegianøymonark
Norwegian NynorskØymonark
Polishmonarka rdzawobrzucha
Portuguesemonarca-insular, monarca-das-ilhas
RussianСероголовый монарх, Суперкочевниковая мухоловка
Slovakmonarch ostrovný
SpanishMonarca isleño, Monarca de Cabeza Gris
Swedishömonark, Gråhuvad monark
TurkishAda Monarkı
Ukrainianмонарх сіроголовий