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Black-naped monarch

Hypothymis azurea (Boddaert, 1783)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) is a species in the family Monarchidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.1 g to 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-naped monarch

Weight
11.1 g – 12 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 3.15src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the black-naped monarch

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Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
Jason Thompson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the black-naped monarch live?

Not recorded

What is the black-naped monarch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-naped monarch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-naped_monarch&oldid=1373737924), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-naped monarch endangered?

The black-naped monarch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-naped monarch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMonarchidae
  6. genusHypothymis
  7. SpeciesHypothymis azurea (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Muscicapa azurea, Muscicapa caerulea

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • ৰাজকোঁৱৰAssamese
  • কালাঘাড় রাজনBangla
  • Monarca de clatell blauCatalan
  • monarca de coroneta negraCatalan
  • lejskovec azurovýCzech
  • Brenin GwardduWelsh
  • AzurmonarkDanish
  • SchwarznackenmonarchGerman
  • SchwarzgenickschnäpperGerman
  • Schwarznacken-HaubenschnäpperGerman
  • nigranuka monarkoEsperanto
  • Monarca nuquinegroSpanish
  • مگس گیر کاکل سیاهPersian
  • مگسگیر آبی سیاهقفاPersian
  • sinimonarkkiFinnish
  • Tchitrec azuréFrench
  • modri monarhCroatian
  • lazúrkék császárlégykapóHungarian
  • Kehicap rantingIndonesian
  • Monarca nucaneraItalian
  • Monarca azzurra nucaneraItalian
  • クロエリヒタキJapanese
  • juodasprandis žydrasis monarchasLithuanian
  • വെൺനീലിMalayalam
  • नीलमणीMarathi
  • जांभळी लिटकुरीMarathi
  • Burung Sambar Uban HitamMalay
  • राजचरीNepali
  • ZwartnekmonarchDutch
  • svartnakkemonarkNorwegian
  • monarszyk hiacyntowyPolish
  • monarca-azulPortuguese
  • monarca-azul-de-solidéuPortuguese
  • Синий монархRussian
  • Черноголовый монархRussian
  • vípkar azúrovýSlovak
  • கரும்பிடரி நீல ஈபிடிப்பான்Tamil
  • นกจับแมลงจุกดำThai
  • Gök Mavisi MonarkTurkish
  • монаршик гіацинтовийUkrainian
  • 黑枕王鶲Chinese
  • 黑枕王鹟Chinese
  • 黑枕藍鶲Chinese
  • 黑枕藍鶲〔黑枕王鶲〕Chinese

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Relatives of the black-naped monarch

Other species in the same genus Hypothymis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-naped monarch?

An adult black-naped monarch weighs 11.1 g – 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-naped monarch endangered?

The black-naped monarch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-naped monarch?

The black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) belongs to the family Monarchidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_naped_monarch_2026,
  title = {Black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-naped-monarch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}