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A photo of a Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella), male
Asian Fairy-bluebird, Male

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Irena puella

The Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) is a medium-sized, arboreal passerine bird. This fairy-bluebird is found in forests across tropical southern Asia, Indochina and the Greater Sundas. Two or three eggs are laid in a small cup nest in a tree. It was described by British ornithologist John Latham in 1790. The only other member of the genus and family is the Philippine fairy-bluebird, I. cyanogastra, which replaces the Asian fairy-bluebird in most of the Philippines. Both species are considered as sacred to the Tagalog people as they are perceived as tigmamanukan omens. The adult Asian fairy bluebird is about 24 to 27 cm. The male has glossy, iridescent blue upperparts, and black underparts and flight feathers. The female and first year male are entirely dull blue-green. The Asian fairy bluebird eats fruits, nectar and some insects. Its call is a liquid two note glue-it.
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Ernest Alim
Thursday 13 Jul 2023 - 2:33am
Malaysia
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Ian Hillery
Tuesday 09 May 2023 - 7:23am
Thailand
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Lucas Corneliussen
Wednesday 04 Jan 2023 - 6:35am
Thailand
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Lucas Corneliussen
Tuesday 03 Jan 2023 - 6:55am
Thailand
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