The Iphis monarch (Pomarea iphis) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and plantations.
Iphis Monarchs are endemic to Ua Huka and not easy to spot. This one in the Arboretum was playing hard-to-get! Guesthouse owner, Maurice found him by his call. The next day, we saw a couple at a distance at Geoffray’s place.
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Sorry nothing on Youtube that I can embed here. I did find one short clip on IBC, looks like a female or juvenile.