Avibase: Monarcha melanopsis (Black-faced Monarch)

Black-faced Monarch

Monarcha melanopsis (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	David Edwards	2012-12-20	Lamington National Park (near O'reilly), Queensland, Beaudesert - Pt B (Australia) (900 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	521646 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2020-01-15	Julatten, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (440 m)	song - bird-seen:no	524687 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2013-03-05	Royal National Park, New South Wales, New South Wales (Australia) (100 m)	song - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	141380 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2020-01-14	Julatten, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (460 m)	call, song - Squeaky chattering and whistles from two birds interacting bird-seen:no	525266 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Peter Boesman	2025-11-05	Mount Lewis, Tablelands, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (? m)	song - [sono]	1066710 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Peter Boesman	2025-11-06	Carr Rd, Julatten, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (? m)	song - [sono]	1066711 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Jay McGowan	2024-12-30	, Tablelands (Australia)	-	632277549 macaulaylibrary.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Lance Rathbone	2021-10-23	Warburton East River Trail, Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia, Yarra Ranges (Australia)	-	381883741 macaulaylibrary.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2025-02-24	Bunya Mountains, Western Downs Regional, Queensland, Nanango (Australia) (1100 m)	call, song - [sono]	1087414 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2025-02-23	Binna Burra, Scenic Rim Regional, Queensland, Guanaba-Springbrook (Australia) (850 m)	song -	1088967 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2020-01-17	Butchers Creek, Tablelands Regional, Queensland, Eacham (Australia) (650 m)	song - bird-seen:no	528767 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Murray Kelman	2022-01-31	Tooloom National Park, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, Tenterfield (Australia)	-	415525951 macaulaylibrary.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2025-02-23	Binna Burra, Scenic Rim Regional, Queensland, Guanaba-Springbrook (Australia) (850 m)	song -	1088968 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2025-02-23	Binna Burra, Scenic Rim Regional, Queensland, Guanaba-Springbrook (Australia) (850 m)	song -	1088971 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2017-10-15	Burralow Creek Campground, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, New South Wales (Australia) (320 m)	call, song - Song followed by calls	390579 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Peter Boesman	2025-11-06	Carr Rd, Julatten, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (? m)	song - [also] [sono]	1066712 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2017-01-19	Julatten, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (440 m)	song - [sono]	353063 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Phil Gregory	2020-11-17	218 Old Boonjie Road, Topaz, Tablelands Regional, Queensland, Eacham (Australia) (800 m)	adult, call - 3 or 4 agitated birds interacting late afternoon, with scolds and the whistled call, also a strange very quiet purring short note heard 3 times which i have not noticed previously, almost like the wing noise of a Batis. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	603621 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2020-01-14	Julatten, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (460 m)	song - Repeated descending phrases bird-seen:no	524704 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Brian Deans	2022-01-09	Mount Kembla Ring Track, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Wollongong (Australia)	-	403753671 macaulaylibrary.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2023-02-10	Mona Mona, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (460 m)	song - [sono]	816426 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Noah Sparke	2025-12-25	, Yarra Ranges (Australia)	-	658083695 macaulaylibrary.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Marc Anderson	2017-10-11	Dharug National Park (near Gunderman), New South Wales, New South Wales (Australia) (220 m)	song - [also] [sono]	389282 xeno-canto.org
Black-faced Monarch - Monarcha melanopsis	Jeremy Hegge	2013-12-01	Royal National Park, New South Wales, New South Wales (Australia) (50 m)	call - Recorded by the hacking river in the Royal National Park. Taken from a 40 minute recording in which I left the microphone on one of the small sand banks in the river and went and sat on another larger sand bank about 30 metres away on the edge of the river bird-seen:no playback-used:no	168831 xeno-canto.org

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