Iphis monarch

Pomarea iphis

The Iphis monarch (Pomarea iphis) is a bird found in French Polynesia. Found in French Polynesia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Pomarea iphis
Region	South America
Found in	French Polynesia

🏡 Where the Iphis monarch lives

Found in French Polynesia.

🍽️ 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 24 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by JACOB Hervé (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC442606. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Iphis monarch

Where does the Iphis monarch live?

The Iphis monarch lives in French Polynesia. Found in French Polynesia.

What does the Iphis 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 Iphis 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.