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 LC    Pale-blue Monarch* Id (Atlas):
    Hypothymis puella

Description (10)
Image of Pale-blue Monarch
 

Family
Monarchidae (Monarch-flycatchers)

Size
15 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wallace, 1863)

Range (Guide)
Sulawesi and nearby islands. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea).
 
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

 
Pale-blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella) [XC194393]
     by Mike Nelson from Palolo, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia (song)

 
Pale-blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella) [XC90079]
     by Frank Lambert from Palau Batudaka, Togian Islands, nr Taningkola, Indonesia (call, song, song and calls of male)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • puella (Wallace, 1863)   -  Sulawesi and nearby islands. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea).
  • blasii Hartert, 1898   -  Banggai Is and Sula Is. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Pale-blue Monarch (Hypothymis puella) - 10 files


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