Black-naped Monarch

Hypothymis azurea

Description

This species measures about 16 cm. Characteristics, Adult males are pale blue and the lower abdomen is whitish. It has a black nape and a narrow black canyon. Adult females are duller in color and have no black markings. The wings and back are brownish gray.

Population Size

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Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

16 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Monarchidae

GENUS

:

Hypothymis

SPECIES

:

Hypothymis azurea

Distribution

This species is usually found in lowland forest areas and other forest habitats up to an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Spread in India, China, Philippines, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi.

Habits and Lifestyle

Very active under the forest canopy, usually flying in a group, and sometimes also in association with other groups of birds.

Lifestyle

Flock, Arboreal

Biome

Lowland forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This species is an insectivorous eater, with its main diet being a variety of small insects.

Diet : Insectivorous

Mating Habits

The mating season in Java is January to June and the nests are neat cup-shaped nests placed on twigs. The nest is built by the female while the male guards it. A typical clutch is the three eggs, which are sacred by both parents and both feed the young, which hatch after about 12 days.

Reproduction session : January to June

Incubation periods : 12 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 3 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Hypothymis azurea on iNaturalist article