Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Asian Fairy-bluebird
The Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) 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 puella
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Asian Fairy-bluebird
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Irena puella puella
- Irena puella sikkimensis
- Irena puella andamanica
- Irena puella malayensis
- Irena puella crinigera
- Irena puella turcosa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Coracias Puella
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India = Travancore.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.171
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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