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Asian Fairy-bluebird

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Photo of male by jweeyh
Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore

Irena puella

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 External Links

[edit] Identification

Male: shining blue crown,mantle,rump and undertail coverts contrasting with velvety black head,throat,belly and tail diagnostic.

Female: blue-green plumage with blackish primaries.

Iris is red in both sexes, size 25cm.

Note: pictures of both male & female are shown here.

[edit] Distribution

Photo of female by jaray
Location: Kangkrajan NP, Thailand

India & Myanmar through south east Asia to the Greater Sundas and the Philippines.

[edit] Taxonomy

Five subspecies are known: puella, malayensis, crinigera, turcosa, and tweeddalei

[edit] Habitat

Forest and Forest Edges.

[edit] Behaviour

Frequents the canopy and middle story.Frequently congregates in fruiting trees and shrubs with other frugivores. Some times hawks after flying insects at the forest edges.