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Species
Monarcha guttula Lesson & Garnot, 1829
Nomenclature
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Family: MonarchidaeGenus: Monarcha
Species:
Monarcha guttula Lesson & Garnot, 1829
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Spot-winged Monarch, Spot-winged Monarch Flycatcher
SUMMARY
Grey and white monarch with black face and white on WC. Has forehead and forecrown to face, chin and throat black, sometimes slightly glossy, UpP to UpT-C grey, white fringe on side of nape and neck. UpW-C and flight featherblack, prominent white tips on median and greater coverts, edges of T broadly pale grey, S more narrowly grey on edges, tail black, broad white tips on outer two feathers, UnP white, iris dark, bill pale grey or bluish-grey, often dark tip, legs grey. Sexes alike. Juvenil is similar to adult but duller, with grey face mask, lacks white spots on WC and has buffish to warm rufous wash on breast and flanks.