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The black-naped monarch is a slim and agile 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, while the female is duller with olive brown wings and lacking the black markings on the head.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by ShanelleAW
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By ShanelleAW

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Uploaded Jul 23, 2017. Captured Jul 24, 2017 07:26.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO6400
  • 400mm