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Black-faced monarch        Images © Mark A. Chappell

There are several species of monarch flycatchers in Australia.   This lovely pastel bird is the black-faced monarch; another common species is the spectacled monarch.   These were on the Atherton Tablelands in far-north Queensland.

  • Canon 1D3 or 7D2; 500 mm IS lens or 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X extender, fill-in flash (2009; 2015)