Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,366
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) is a passerine bird belonging to the family of monarch flycatchers found in southern and south-eastern Asia. They are sexually dimorphic, with the male having a distinctive black patch on the back of the head and a narrow black half collar ("necklace"), while the female is duller with olive brown wings and lacking the black markings on the head. They have a call that is similar to that of the Asian paradise flycatcher, and in tropical forest habitats, pairs may join mixed-species foraging flocks. Populations differ slightly in plumage colour and sizes.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-naped monarch”.