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Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)

Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) is about 16 cm long, and is mainly pale azure blue apart from a whitish lower belly. It has a black nape and a narrow black gorget. The female is duller and lacks the black markings. Its wings and back are grey-brown.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"). They have a call that is similar to that of the Asian paradise flycatcher.

 

 

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Uploaded on July 8, 2019
Taken on January 13, 2019