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Short-crested monarch

Hypothymis helenae (Steere, 1890)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The short-crested monarch (Hypothymis helenae) is a species in the family Monarchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.7 g to 9.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Short-crested monarch (Hypothymis helenae)
Photo: Olympus Gene Tibubos · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the short-crested monarch

Weight
9.7 g – 9.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the short-crested monarch live?

Not recorded

What is the short-crested monarch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The short-crested monarch (Hypothymis helenae) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae and one of the most attractive of all the monarch flycatchers.

It is a brilliant ultramarine blue bird with the males having a black facial markings with an electric blue eyering and a short crest contrasted with a pearly white belly. It is endemic to the Philippines found on the islands of Luzon, Camiguin Norte, Polilio, Catanduanes, Samar, Dinagat and Mindanao. It is found in tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Along with the Celestial monarch, It is one of the most sought after birds among birdwatchers.

From the Wikipedia article “Short-crested monarch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Short-crested_monarch&oldid=1376296226), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the short-crested monarch endangered?

The short-crested monarch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the short-crested monarch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMonarchidae
  6. genusHypothymis
  7. SpeciesHypothymis helenae (Steere, 1890)

Synonyms Cyanomyas helenae

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Short-crested blue monarchEnglish
  • Short-crested blue monarchEnglish
  • monarca d'HelenaCatalan
  • lejskovec chocholkatýCzech
  • brenin byrgribWelsh
  • Korttoppet MonarkDanish
  • HelenamonarchGerman
  • Helena-HaubenschnäpperGerman
  • HelenschnäpperGerman
  • kurtkresta monarkoEsperanto
  • Monarca de HelenaSpanish
  • luzoninsinimonarkkiFinnish
  • Tchitrec d'HélèneFrench
  • Tchitrec d’HélèneFrench
  • krunati monarhCroatian
  • Monarca crestacortaItalian
  • フジイロヒタキJapanese
  • filipininis žydrasis monarchasLithuanian
  • toppmonarkNorwegian
  • monarszyk krótkoczubyPolish
  • monarca-de-cristaPortuguese
  • monarca-azul-de-penachoPortuguese
  • monarca-de-helenaPortuguese
  • Монарх ЕленыRussian
  • Лазурный монархRussian
  • vípkar maskovýSlovak
  • Monarh muharica sa kratkom ćubomSerbian
  • korttofsad monarkSwedish
  • Helena MonarkıTurkish
  • монаршик короткочубийUkrainian
  • 短冠王鶲Chinese
  • 短冠王鹟Chinese
  • 短冠藍王鶲Chinese

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Relatives of the short-crested monarch

Other species in the same genus Hypothymis.

CompareShort-crested monarch vs Black-naped monarchShort-crested monarch vs Celestial monarchShort-crested monarch vs Pale-blue monarch

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the short-crested monarch?

An adult short-crested monarch weighs 9.7 g – 9.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the short-crested monarch endangered?

The short-crested monarch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the short-crested monarch?

The short-crested monarch (Hypothymis helenae) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Short-crested monarch (Hypothymis helenae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-crested-monarch

MLA

“Short-crested monarch (Hypothymis helenae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-crested-monarch.

BibTeX
@misc{short_crested_monarch_2026,
  title = {Short-crested monarch (Hypothymis helenae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-crested-monarch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}