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Photo by Romy Ocon
Mount Makiling, Laguna Province, Philippines, August 2004

Rhipidura cyaniceps

Includes: Visayan Fantail; Tablas Fantail

Distribution

South-east Asia: endemic to the Philippines.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 4 subspecies:

• R. c. pinicola:

• Philippines (highlands of northern Luzon)

• R. c. cyaniceps:

• Philippines (Luzon and Catanduanes)

• R. c. sauli:

• Philippines (Tablas) - sometimes recognized as full species, Tablas Fantail

• R. c. albiventris

• Philippines (Guimaras, Masbate, Negros, Panay and Ticao) - sometimes recognized as full species, Visayan Fantail

Habitat

Understory of forests up to 2000m.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Romy Ocon

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-headed Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-headed_Fantail

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