in this subfamily is summarized 11 types of the Fliegenschnäpperartigen, that south from the Sahara in Africa, is spread in South-Asia and in the Malay island-world, in Australia and Tasmania as well as in Polynesia.
Characteristics Like the other Fliegenschnäpperartigen, the monarchs have flat beaks and five stiff bristles on each side of the beak-reasons, that forms a "catch-basket" for insects. Many trained a small bonnet, that positioned, quite considerable works. Differently from the other types, the first plumage of the young monarchs is not spotted. Also the nest is from-dressed more strongly with moss and lichens.
Zugverhalten The monarchs can be stand-birds, however, many types undertake also seasonal hikes; above all, the most southern populations hike northwards. So the black-face-monarch (Monarcha melanopsis, 16,5 cm of length) of Australia's East coast moves as far as to New Guinea in March and comes back only in September. This in the same spread-area is Australia's living glasses-monarch (Monarcha trivirgata, 16,5 cm of length) in the north stand-bird, from the south, it moves to New Guinea and to the Molukken however already in February or March.
Paradiesschnäpper The birds of the type Paradiesschnäpper (Terpsiphone) belong to the showiest types. The males of many types carry long tails. The Indien-Paradiesschnäpper (Terpsiphone paradisi) is spread in India, Indonesia and Indochina.
Shape While the squabs resemble the females, the from-colored males develop in two phases. Either, they color themselves maroon with black head, even-such throat and bonnet, gray breast and gray-white rear-body; or the male is knows, at head, throat and bonnet black colored and carries with fine, black lines of scrutinized wing and tail-feathers. The tail-feathers are extended (25 cm of tail-length, 12,5 cm of length) in both cases to strong extent and with the one types, with which others colored white, maroon.
Way of life The Indien-Paradiesschnäpper is very frequent to find in the jungle and on clearings until 1200 m of height and even advances as far as in gardens. If it does hunt in the air, it seems sooner than, to hover, to fly. Relatives types occur on the Philippines, in Japan and in Africa.
Reproduction The conical nest of the Indien-Paradiesschnäppers is positioned in a branch-fork by both partners from grass, moss and plant-fibers. The 3-5 eggs are incubated approximately for 16 days. The brood-business and the feeding of the boys take over both alto-birds until the boys leave the nest after 14 days.
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