In eye-catching fashion, his brilliantly ruffled bright orange scarf distinguishes him from other members of his species with superb style!

A bird with limited overlap with the similar Frilled Monarch, but his spectacular orange collar sets him apart.

MEET THE OCHRE-COLLARED MONARCH

The ochre-collared monarch or rufous-collared monarch (Arses insularis) is a medium-sized, slender, bird with a fairly long tail and face with a prominent blue eye wattle. He has a white belly, an orange chest, and collar with a long black tail, back, and wings. There are also white patches on the wings.

The bill is grey as are the feet and legs.

The female has a chestnut breast, throat, and collar along with a brown tail, back, and wings looking somewhat duller when compared to the male.

This bird is found in and endemic to Yapen and northern New Guinea

Ochre-collared Monarch - eBird

This bird’s natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Primarily insectivorous birds, they often forage in the mid-level stratum of forested regions.

best_birds_planet@instagram on Pinno: Ochre-collared Monarch (male),  Nimbokran...

The beginning of the breeding season for this species is thought to vary from region to region when a cup-shaped nest is built using fibers bound together with cobwebs slung between two branches around 3 to 5 meters from ground level.

Ochre-collared Monarch - eBird

This bird is regarded as of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List

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