Truk Monarch

The Chuuk Monarch is a large monarch flycatcher, around 20 cm long. The plumage of this species is sexually dimorphic, with the male having almost entirely white plumage with a black face and throat and the female having entirely black plumage. The large bill is pale blue.

The Truk Monarch is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Chuuk Monarch, or Truk Monarch (Metabolus rugensis) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Metabolus. It is endemic to the island of Chuuk in Micronesia. The Chuuk Monarch is a large monarch flycatcher, around 20 cm long. The plumage of this species is sexually dimorphic, with the male having almost entirely white plumage with a black face and throat and the female having entirely black plumage. The large bill is pale blue. More

specialities include Truk Monarch, Oceanic Flycatcher and Truk Great White-eye. From here we head westwards to the interesting island of Yap with its strange tradition of ‘stone money’ and special birds including the impressive Micronesian Imperial Pigeon and five single island endemics; White-headed Ground-Dove, the uncommon Yap Cicadabird (split from Slender-billed), the smart Yap Monarch, Plain White-eye and Olive White-eye (or Yap Olive White-eye). More

(common), TRUK MONARCH (several) and 1 of the endemic race of Cicadabird. You can either arrange for the taxi to pick you up again or hitch back into town. I saw a small flock of Tufted Ducks on the main reservoir North of the airport. In the late afternoon, I took the taxi again to some forest about 1 mile along the first left hand turning after passing the sports centre ($10 and $10/hr of waiting time). This was about 8-10 miles North of Colonia. More

Truk Monarch, Federated States of Micronesia, Tol South, Chuuk 15 Jan 2010 © jon hornbuckle A stunning male Send this as a postcard Truk Monarch - Showing Records 1 through 3 of 3 Total Records More