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The Tahiti monarch (Pomarea nigra) 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.

🏡 Where the Tahiti 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

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Recorded by Santiago Imberti (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC723474. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Tahiti monarch

Where does the Tahiti monarch live?

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

What does the Tahiti 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 Tahiti monarch endangered?

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

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• Blue-footed Booby
• Andean Condor
• Hyacinth Macaw
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• Rufous-collared sparrow
• Southern giant petrel

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