Irena
Also known as Fairy Bluebird, Fairy-bluebird
The three fairy-bluebirds are small passerine bird species found in forests and plantations in tropical southern Asia and the Philippines. They are the sole members of the genus Irena and family Irenidae, and are related to the ioras and leafbirds.
Species
Asian Fairy-bluebird
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIrenidae
Observations2,567
Das Verbreitungsgebiet der Feenvögel im südlichen Asien. Hellgrün – Elfenblauvogel, dunkelgrün – Kobaltirene Die Feenvögel (Irena) sind eine Gattung aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel (Passeriformes), die in Teilen von Indien (Süden, Südwesten, Odisha und Nordostindien), in Bhutan und in Südostasien westlich der Wallace-Linie und auf den Philippinen vorkommt. Sie stehen allein in der monogenerischen Familie Irenidae.
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- Taxonomy
- Morphology
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour
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The three fairy-bluebirds are small passerine bird species found in forests and plantations in tropical southern Asia and the Philippines. They are the sole members of the genus Irena and family Irenidae, and are related to the ioras and leafbirds.
These are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in colouration, fairy-bluebirds are sexually dimorphic, with the males being dark blue in plumage, and the females duller green.