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[[Image:Asian_Fairy-bluebird-male.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of male by jweeyh<br />Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore]] | [[Image:Asian_Fairy-bluebird-male.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of male by jweeyh<br />Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 15 October 2008
- Irena puella
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.
Distribution
India & Myanmar through south east Asia to the Greater Sundas and the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Five subspecies are known: puella, malayensis, crinigera, turcosa, and tweeddalei
Habitat
Forest and Forest Edges.
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.
