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Hypothymis azurea, commonly known as the Black-naped Monarch, is a species of bird within the family Monarchidae. It belongs to the genus Hypothymis and was originally described by Boddaert in 1783. The organism is classified in the class Aves, order Passeriformes, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia.
The species has a taxon range that includes Indonesia and the Nanling Mountains. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2024. Biological data indicates an average litter size of 2.8 and an egg incubation period of 14 days.
Records for this taxon are held by institutions including CUMV, UWBM, WFVZ, and RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE. These records document occurrences in Malaysia and Indonesia. The species is also referred to by the common names Kehicap ranting, นกจับแมลงจุกดำ, and Monarca nuquinegro.
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Vinony's link graph records 185 inbound references to Hypothymis azurea, and connects out to binomial nomenclature, Pieter Boddaert and Chestnut-bellied Monarch.
Vinony files it under Birds described in 1783, Birds of Indomalaya and Hypothymis.
Vinony links it to 36 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMonarchidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,002
- With media
- 92
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Collections
- CUMV, UWBM, WFVZ, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Indonesia
Bird sounds
- song· Malaysia· quality A
- call· Thailand· quality A
- call· Thailand· quality A
- song· Myanmar· quality A
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hypothymis
- Image
- Black-naped Monarch in Rabindra Sarobar January 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 01.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Hypothymis azurea
- taxon name
- Hypothymis azurea
- litter size
- 2.8
- egg incubation period
- 14
- taxon range
- Nanling Mountains
- taxon common name
- monarca-azul-de-solidéu
- taxon author citation
- (Boddaert, 1783)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hypothymis azurea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.