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黑枕藍鶲(Black-naped Blue Monarch)

Hypothymis azurea

Description:

The Black-naped Monarch or Black-naped Blue Flycatcher (Hypothymis azurea) is a slim and agile passerine bird. They are sexually dimorphic with males having a distinctive black patch on the back of the head and a narrow black half collar ("necklace") while the female is duller and lacks the black markings. The adult male Black-naped Monarch 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. Her wings and back are grey-brown. There are however several geographically separated breeding populations that differ in the extent and shade of markings.

Habitat:

The Black-naped Monarch breeds across tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines. This species is usually found in thick forests and other well-wooded habitats.

Notes:

In my own point, I think is Black-naped Blue Monarch not easy to see. However this guy in the photo was super different. He choose such a apparent stick which is just beside the trail to sleep. I think we can touch him if we want. Thanks he gave us a good chance to take this photo.

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Tony Lin
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Tony Lin

臺北市, 臺北市, Taiwan

Spotted on May 9, 2013
Submitted on Jun 15, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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