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Song: ''Hui-hui-hui'' or ''pwee-pwee-pwee''. | Song: ''Hui-hui-hui'' or ''pwee-pwee-pwee''. | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 23 March 2009
Alternative name: Black-naped Blue Monarch
- Hypothymis azurea
Inlcudes Pale-blue Monarch
Identification
16 cm. Male - pale blue head, chest, back and tail, darker blue wings, thin black band across throat, whitish lower belly, black nape, black gorget, black crest on crown. Female - duller, lacks black markings, grey-brown back, breast, wings and tail.
Distribution
From India and Sri Lanka east to Indochina, S China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Several subspecies, including many island forms.
Puella and blasii from Sulawesi, Banggai and Sula are sometimes split as Pale-blue Monarch, Hypothymis puella.
Habitat
Thick forests and other well-wooded habitats.
Behaviour
Breeding
A small cup nest is built from fine grasses and moss, placed in a tree and 3 eggs are laid.
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Vocalisation
Song: Hui-hui-hui or pwee-pwee-pwee.
