Palawan Fairy-bluebird (Irena tweeddalii)
About the Palawan Fairy-bluebird
The Palawan fairy-bluebird (Irena tweeddalii) is a species of bird in the family Irenidae. It is native to Balabac Island, Palawan and the Calamian Islands in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and it is declining due to habitat destruction and deforestation. Exhibits sexual dimorphism in which male are midnight black and electric blue while the female is dark turquoise with dark wingtips. It was formerly conspecific with the Asian fairy-bluebird but split due to plummage differences with males have a lighter more electric blue versus the darker blue of the former. Females are duller and more turquoise in color. It has been observed feeding on invertebrates but otherwise diet is largely unknown. It is often seen foraging alone or in pairs foraging in the understorey.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 11 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.