Chuuk monarch

Metabolus rugensis

The Chuuk monarch (Metabolus rugensis) is a bird found in Micronesia. Found in Micronesia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Metabolus rugensis
Region	Asia
Found in	Micronesia

🏡 Where the Chuuk monarch lives

Found in Micronesia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs40%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 52 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and lizards and frogs.

Questions about the Chuuk monarch

Where does the Chuuk monarch live?

The Chuuk monarch lives in Micronesia. Found in Micronesia.

What does the Chuuk monarch eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), reptiles and frogs (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Chuuk monarch endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is 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.