Philippine Fairy-bluebird (Irena cyanogastra)
About the Philippine Fairy-bluebird
The Philippine fairy-bluebird (Irena cyanogastra) is a species of bird in the family Irenidae. It is endemic to the Philippines being found in the islands of Luzon, Mindanao, Samar Leyte, and Bohol. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest. They are seen in mixed flocks along with Philippine bulbuls, Blue-headed fantails and other forest birds. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting for both food and pet trade. Is part of the Asian fairy-bluebird species complex and was formerly conspecific with it and the Palawan fairy-bluebird but has been split due to plumage differences, voice and their genetic divergence was proven by molecular studies. Four subspecies are recognized: I.c. cyanogastra — Found on Luzon, Polillo Islands and Catanduanes
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.