- Rhipidura cyaniceps
Identification
18 cm (7 in)
- Greyish-blue head and mantle
Distribution
South-east Asia: endemic to the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Visayan Fantail and Tablas Fantail have formerly been included in this species.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- R. c. pinicola:
- Philippines (highlands of northern Luzon)
- R. c. cyaniceps:
- Philippines (Luzon and Catanduanes)
Habitat
Understory of forests up to 2000m.
Behaviour
Diet
They feed in the understorey up to 15m. Their diet consists almost entirely of flying insects caught in short flights. They join in mixed species foraging flocks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird Names (version 3.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Romy Ocon
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-headed Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-headed_Fantail
