Scientific Name: Hypothymis azurea
Malay Name: Murai-Ranting Biasa
Chinese Name: 黑枕王鹟
Range: Found from Indian subcontinent to Southern China and Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: styani, oberholseri, ceylonensis, tytleri, idiochroa, nicobarica, montana, galerita, forrestia, prophata, javana, penidae, karimatensis, opisthocyanea, gigantoptera, consobrina, leucophila, richmondi, abbotti, symmixta, azurea, aeria, catarmanensis.
Local Subspecies: prophata
Size: 16-17.5 cm
Identification: Male has distinctive all blue upperparts and breast, white belly and black nuchal tuft and breast band. Female has a dull bluish head, greyish breast, brownish upperparts and whitish belly. Juvenile resembles female.
Habitat: Forest, forest edge and secondary growth near forest.
Behaviour/Ecology: Diet consist presumably of small insects which are usually snatched when flushed.
Local Status: Very rare resident
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
- Local extinctions of Singapore birds (Science)
- Messages from the Cinereous and Streaked Bulbuls (Science)
- Checklist Revision for June 2023 (Revisions)
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Black-naped Monarch)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Hypothymis azurea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103715755A94105987.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Black-naped Monarch. Retrieved on December 7, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/black-naped-monarch.