Vince_Adam Photography
Male Black-naped monarch or black-naped blue flycatcher (Hypothymis azurea)
Malay: Burung Sambaraja Nila, Kelicap Ranting, Sambar Tengkuk Hitam, Sambar Uban Hitam.
Black-naped Monarch is a slim and agile 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.
Call: Almost similar to Asian paradise flycatcher,
Habitat & Behavior: Tropical forest habitats, pairs may join mixed-species foraging flocks. Populations differ slightly in plumage colour and sizes.
Male Black-naped monarch or black-naped blue flycatcher (Hypothymis azurea)
Malay: Burung Sambaraja Nila, Kelicap Ranting, Sambar Tengkuk Hitam, Sambar Uban Hitam.
Black-naped Monarch is a slim and agile 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.
Call: Almost similar to Asian paradise flycatcher,
Habitat & Behavior: Tropical forest habitats, pairs may join mixed-species foraging flocks. Populations differ slightly in plumage colour and sizes.