Black-chinned monarch

Symposiachrus boanensis

The Black-chinned monarch (Symposiachrus boanensis) is a bird found in Indonesia. Found in Indonesia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Symposiachrus boanensis
Region	Asia
Found in	Indonesia

🏡 Where the Black-chinned monarch lives

Found in Indonesia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 18 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Benny Aladin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC605214. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black-chinned monarch

Where does the Black-chinned monarch live?

The Black-chinned monarch lives in Indonesia. Found in Indonesia.

What does the Black-chinned monarch eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-chinned monarch endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.