Pale-blue monarch
Hypothymis puella (Wallace, 1863)
The pale-blue monarch (Hypothymis puella) is a species in the family Monarchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.1 g to 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the pale-blue monarch
- Weight
- 11.1 g – 12 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.15src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the pale-blue monarch live?
Not recorded
What is the pale-blue monarch?
The pale-blue monarch (Hypothymis puella) is a small passerine bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to eastern Indonesia.
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Is the pale-blue monarch endangered?
The pale-blue monarch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the pale-blue monarch classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMonarchidae
- genusHypothymis
- SpeciesHypothymis puella (Wallace, 1863)
Synonyms Myiagra puella
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- lejskovec modravýCzech
- SulawesimonarkDanish
- SulawesimonarchGerman
- Pazifik-SchnäpperGerman
- PazifikgenickschnäpperGerman
- celebesa monarkoEsperanto
- Monarca azuladoSpanish
- Monarca de CélebesSpanish
- Tchitrec bleu pâleFrench
- Tchitrec des CélèbesFrench
- sulaveški monarhCroatian
- Kehicap sulawesiIndonesian
- Monarca bluchiaroItalian
- セレベスフジイロヒタキJapanese
- Ametistinis žydrasis monarchasLithuanian
- Bleekblauwe MonarchDutch
- fagermonarkNorwegian
- monarszyk małyPolish
- monarca-azuladoPortuguese
- monarca-de-celebesPortuguese
- Молуккский монархRussian
- Аметистовый монархRussian
- vípkar belasýSlovak
- månstensmonarkSwedish
- Toz Mavisi MonarkTurkish
- монаршик малийUkrainian
- 淡藍王鶲Chinese
- 灰蓝王鹟Chinese
- 灰藍王鶲Chinese
Relatives of the pale-blue monarch
Other species in the same genus Hypothymis.
Black-naped monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Celestial monarch
Hypothymis coelestis
Short-crested monarch
Hypothymis helenae
ComparePale-blue monarch vs Black-naped monarchPale-blue monarch vs Celestial monarchPale-blue monarch vs Short-crested monarch
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pale-blue monarch?
An adult pale-blue monarch weighs 11.1 g – 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pale-blue monarch endangered?
The pale-blue monarch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the pale-blue monarch?
The pale-blue monarch (Hypothymis puella) belongs to the family Monarchidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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