Black-naped Monarch

How to identify

Field marks

1. Male mainly pale sky-blue, with white lower belly
2. Male has black occiput and a narrow black neck band
3. Short legs and feet; upright perching posture
4. When alarmed, raises feathers on the occiput into a pointed crest

Male, female and young

Female duller, without black markings, and with brownish wings and back.

Voice

A sharp, short “skrip”.

Where and when it's recorded

Black-naped Monarch has been recorded at 814 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 17 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Kanha NP – Mukki ZoneIndia4,603 records
2. Nantou – Jiji Endemic Species Research InstituteTaiwan (China)3,232 records
3. Taipei – Taipei Botanical GardenTaiwan (China)2,168 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaIndiaThailandMalaysiaCambodiaPhilippinesSri LankaVietnam

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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 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.

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