Pale-blue monarch
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| Species: | H. puella
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| Hypothymis puella (Wallace, 1863)
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The pale-blue monarch (Hypothymis puella) is a small passerine bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to eastern Indonesia.
Taxonomy
The pale-blue monarch was formerly classified as subspecies of the widespread black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea, until split by the IOC in 2013 to describe a new species.[1] Some other authourities have not yet adopted this species split.[2]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[3]
- H. p. puella - (Wallace, 1863): Found on Sulawesi and adjacent islands
- H. p. blasii - Hartert, 1898: Found in the Banggai archipelago.
Behaviour and Ecology
The pale-blue monarch is a forest species which builds a small cup nest. It has short legs and sits very upright whilst perched prominently, like a shrike. It is insectivorous, often hunting by flycatching.
References
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 3.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.4.
- ^ "Hypothymis puella blasii - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.