Philippine Fairy-bluebird
Irena cyanogastraVigors, NA, 1831
English (US) Philippine Fairy-bluebird
The Philippine Fairy-bluebird (Irena cyanogastra) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Irenidae (Fairy-bluebirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Irena cyanogastra
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Philippine Fairy-bluebird
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Irena cyanogastra cyanogastra
- Irena cyanogastra ellae
- Irena cyanogastra hoogstraali
- Irena cyanogastra melanochlamys
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
- Type locality
- Manilla.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.8 p.97
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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