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Pomarea mendozae
The Marquesan monarch (Pomarea mendozae) 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 Endangered.
See the Marquesan monarch on the 3D globe →| Scientific name | Pomarea mendozae |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Found in | French Polynesia |
🏡 Where the Marquesan 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
Hear the Marquesan monarch
Recorded by Santiago Imberti (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC803493. Trimmed to a few seconds.
Questions about the Marquesan monarch
Where does the Marquesan monarch live?
The Marquesan monarch lives in French Polynesia. Found in French Polynesia.
What does the Marquesan 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 Marquesan monarch endangered?
Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.
More birds from South America
- Black-and-chestnut eagle
- Great-billed seed finch
- Grey-headed albatross
- Kuhl's lorikeet
- Scarlet Macaw
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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.