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Black-Naped Monarch

නිල් මැසිමාරා கரும்பிடரி ஈப்பிடிப்பான்

Hypothymis azurea

Least concern

Black-Naped Monarch
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Overview

The black-naped monarch 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.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Black-naped monarch — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): நீலநிறக் கரும் பிடரி அரசவால் ஈபிடிப்பான் — CC BY-SA 4.0