Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
DICRURIDAE
Genus
Monarcha
Species
melanopsis
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Black-faced Monarch
Alternate name
Black-faced Monarch Flycatcher
Is historical
False
QLD
Special Least Concern
NSW
EPBC
Migratory
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Declining
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common summer migrant found in eucalypt forest, rainforest and coastal scrub
Known location
Austinville, Ormeau, Hinze Dam, Mudgeeraba, Southport, Bundall, Pine Ridge CP, Southport Spit, Nicol
Other locality
Widespread and not uncommon in rainforest, riparian forest, and wet sclerophyll forest.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Rainforest, riparian forest, wet sclerophyll forest, occasionally in dry sclerophyll forest.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
An indicator of habitat quality.
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations