Symposiachrus trivirgatus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The spectacled monarch (Symposiachrus trivirgatus) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species was originally placed in the genus Drymophila and subsequently in Monarcha until moved to Symposiachrus in 2009. The Boano monarch was formerly considered as a subspecies and also, some authorities continue to consider the Moluccan monarch as a subspecies of the spectacled monarch. There are currently six subspecies recognized:
Found on Salawati (off western New Guinea) Found in southern New Guinea, islands in the Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula (north-eastern Australia) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Spectacled Monarch sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 140 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 164th most-seen of the 237 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Spectacled Monarch in Brisbane on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Spectacled Monarch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Australian Spectacled Monarch sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Monarchidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Spectacled Monarch that you can see in Brisbane (family Monarchidae, Monarch Flycatchers) are Magpie-lark (about 60%) and Leaden Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Spectacled Monarch is recorded against all the birds logged in Brisbane (140 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
