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The
black-faced monarch
(
Monarcha melanopsis
) is a
passerine
bird in the family
Monarchidae
found along the eastern seaboard of Australia, and also New Guinea where most birds migrate to during the austral winter (May to August). It was originally
described
by
Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot
in 1818 from a specimen collected in
New South Wales
. This black-faced monarch was photographed near
Brunkerville
.
Photograph credit:
John Harrison
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