Fatu Hiva Monarch
Pomarea whitneyi
The Fatu Hiva monarch is a large flycatcher in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. It lives in the native dense forest at elevations up to 2300 feet. Adults are a glossy purplish-black with plush-like feathers on their foreheads and grow to around 7 ½ inches.
- Scientific name
- Pomarea whitneyi
- Family
- Monarch Flycatchers
- IUCN status
- CR