Bird ID, Laos - March 2023 (1 Viewer)

[mitra.daneshvar]

Hello all,

I don't know how easy the identification of this bird is, but I couldn't figure it out :/
I took these photos in Kuang Si waterfalls.

Thanks for the help
Mitra

 

[dwatsonbirder]

It is one of the paradise flycatcher species, but without books I'm unsure which - the head contrasting with the chest may suggest Blyth's, but I'd await confirmation. Hope this helps!

 

[DMW]

Looks like Black-naped Monarch to me.

 

[mitra.daneshvar]

It is one of the paradise flycatcher species, but without books I'm unsure which - the head contrasting with the chest may suggest Blyth's, but I'd await confirmation. Hope this helps!

It was one of my options, but as there were at least a few of them in one place, I wasn't sure if they could be Paradise Flycatchers. I think Black-naped Monarch is more probable.

 

[mitra.daneshvar]

Looks like Black-naped Monarch to me.

I agree. Honestly, when I checked eBird the first time, all Monarchs were so blue, but now that I searched more, I can see there are some Monarchs with Brown color, too. Thanks.

 

[dwatsonbirder]

Looks like Black-naped Monarch to me.

The danger of looking on a phone without literature - you are quite correct! Apologies @mitra.daneshvar