Visayan Blue Fantail - BirdForum Opus

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Rhipidura samarensis

Identification

• Bright blue head
• Blue upperparts,
• Paler blue underparts
• Blue eyebrow
• Dark bill and iris
• Long tail

Distribution

Philippines.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Blue Fantail.

Habitat

Moist lowland forest.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird Names (version 3.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Visayan Blue Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Visayan_Blue_Fantail

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