Family
Monarch Flycatchers
Monarchidae
90 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Passeriformes
The monarchs or monarch flycatchers (family Monarchidae) comprise a family of over 100 passerine birds which includes shrikebills, paradise flycatchers, and magpie-larks. Monarchids are small insectivorous songbirds with long tails. They inhabit forest or woodland across sub-Saharan Africa, south-east Asia, Australasia, and a number of Pacific islands.
Species in this family
- Ochre-collared Monarch Arses insularis
- Pied Monarch Arses kaupi
- Frill-necked Monarch Arses lorealis
- Frilled Monarch Arses telescopthalmus
- Tanimbar Monarch Carterornis castus
- Golden Monarch Carterornis chrysomela
- White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis
- White-naped Monarch Carterornis pileatus
- Oahu Elepaio Chasiempis ibidis
- Hawaii Elepaio Chasiempis sandwichensis
- Kauai Elepaio Chasiempis sclateri
- Rennell Shrikebill Clytorhynchus hamlini
- Black-throated Shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis
- Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides
- Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis
- Torrent-lark Grallina bruijnii
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Celestial Monarch Hypothymis coelestis
- Short-crested Monarch Hypothymis helenae
- Pale-blue Monarch Hypothymis puella
- Slaty Monarch Mayrornis lessoni
- Chuuk Monarch Metabolus rugensis
- Chestnut-bellied Monarch Monarcha castaneiventris
- Island Monarch Monarcha cinerascens
- Bougainville Monarch Monarcha erythrostictus
- Black-winged Monarch Monarcha frater
- Yap Monarch Monarcha godeffroyi
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- White-capped Monarch Monarcha richardsii
- Tinian Monarch Monarcha takatsukasae
- Samoan Flycatcher Myiagra albiventris
- Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto
- Biak Flycatcher Myiagra atra
- Azure-crested Flycatcher Myiagra azureocapilla
- Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica
- Chestnut-throated Flycatcher Myiagra castaneigularis
- Ochre-headed Flycatcher Myiagra cervinicauda
- Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Palau Flycatcher Myiagra erythrops
- Steel-blue Flycatcher Myiagra ferrocyanea
- Guam Flycatcher Myiagra freycineti
- Moluccan Flycatcher Myiagra galeata
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
- Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana
- Chuuk Flycatcher Myiagra oceanica
- Pohnpei Flycatcher Myiagra pluto
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis
- Vanikoro Flycatcher Myiagra vanikorensis
- Buff-bellied Monarch Neolalage banksiana
- Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata
- Marquesan Monarch Pomarea mendozae
- Tahiti Monarch Pomarea nigra
- Fatu Hiva Monarch Pomarea whitneyi
- Fan-tailed Monarch Symposiachrus axillaris
- Black-and-white Monarch Symposiachrus barbatus
- Boano Monarch Symposiachrus boanensis
- Biak Monarch Symposiachrus brehmii
- Kolombangara Monarch Symposiachrus browni
- Tanahjampea Monarch Symposiachrus everetti
- Spot-winged Monarch Symposiachrus guttula
- Manus Monarch Symposiachrus infelix
- Kofiau Monarch Symposiachrus julianae
- Kai Monarch Symposiachrus leucurus
- Buru Monarch Symposiachrus loricatus
- Hooded Monarch Symposiachrus manadensis
- Mussau Monarch Symposiachrus menckei
- Banda Sea Monarch Symposiachrus mundus
- Flores Monarch Symposiachrus sacerdotum
- Australian Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
- Bismarck Monarch Symposiachrus verticalis
- White-collared Monarch Symposiachrus vidua
- Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis
- Black Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata
- Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrochalybeia
- Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone batesi
- Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone bedfordi
- Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
- Rufous Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone cinnamomea
- Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone corvina
- Blue Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone cyanescens
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei
- Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer
- Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufocinerea
- African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- African Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas
- Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus nitens
Lookalikes compared
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher vs Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher vs Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
- Black Paradise-Flycatcher vs Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
- Black Paradise-Flycatcher vs Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
- Black-and-white Monarch vs White-collared Monarch
- Black-faced Monarch vs Australian Spectacled Monarch
- Black-naped Monarch vs Pale-blue Monarch
- Black-winged Monarch vs Australian Spectacled Monarch
- Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher vs Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
- Leaden Flycatcher vs Broad-billed Flycatcher
- Leaden Flycatcher vs Restless Flycatcher
- Leaden Flycatcher vs Satin Flycatcher
- Magpie-lark vs Broad-billed Flycatcher
- Magpie-lark vs Satin Flycatcher
- Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher vs Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher
- Marquesan Monarch vs Fatu Hiva Monarch
- Pohnpei Flycatcher vs Biak Flycatcher
- Restless Flycatcher vs Shining Flycatcher
- Satin Flycatcher vs Shining Flycatcher
- Tahiti Monarch vs Marquesan Monarch