Symposiachrus trivirgatus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Spectacled Monarch sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 838 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 208 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Spectacled Monarch in Daintree National Park on a given day, against about 20% in March, October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 380 mm in January.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Australian Spectacled Monarch sightings, Daintree National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Monarchidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Spectacled Monarch that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Monarchidae, Monarch Flycatchers) are Shining Flycatcher (about 60%), Leaden Flycatcher (about 20%) and Magpie-lark (about 20%), 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 Daintree National Park (838 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
