Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMonarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers)
- GenusHypothymis (Blue Monarchs)
- SpeciesHypothymis azurea (Black-naped Monarch)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
Slender-billed Crow
Corvus enca
Black-and-red Broadbill
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Javan Myna
Acridotheres javanicus
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
White-crowned Shama
Copsychus stricklandii
White-chested Babbler
Trichastoma rostratum
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Eurylaimus ochromalus
Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis turcosus
Hooded Pitta
Pitta sordida
Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-naped Monarch in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Black-naped Monarch sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 290 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-naped Monarch in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black-naped Monarch in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.