The Asian Fairy Bluebird And then there are the Fairies of the forest who one rarely meets......... The Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella), Male One of the Beautiful Birds ..... and the male is more beautiful than the female........ Was very, very high up on my wish list ... saw it a few times but never got a clear shot.......Had to travel quite far all the way to The Andamans to get one in frame....
The Asian Fairy Bluebird And then there are the Fairies of the forest who one rarely meets......... The Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella), Male One of the Beautiful Birds ..... and the male is more beautiful than the female........ Was very, very high up on my wish list ... saw it a few times but never got a clear shot.......Had to travel quite far all the way to The Andamans to get one in frame....
Found in the foothills of The Himalayas. Female has mostly duller plumage while the male has distinct blue and black plumage . Distinct blue color on the upperside of tail coverts and wing bar. Bill is strong and tough, eyes are red in color. Extremely arboreal, doesn't descend on the ground and prefers foraging on fruit bearing trees.Asian fairy-bluebird is very good example of sexual dimorphism among birds.
Summary[edit] Description: English: The Asian fairy-bluebird is a medium-sized, arboreal passerine bird. This fairy-bluebird is found in forests across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayan foothills, India and Sri Lanka east through Indochina, the Greater Sundas and Palawan. Date: 14 February 2015, 18:32:54. Source: Own work. Author: Manojiritty. Other versions: : This file has been extracted from another file: Asian fairy bluebird@ aralam wls.jpg: .
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Summary[edit] Description: Description: Asian Fairy-bluebird - Source: own work - Location: Bronx Zoo, New York - Author: self, User:Stavenn. Date: 10 January 2007 (original upload date). Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Stavenn assumed (based on copyright claims).
Summary[edit] Description: Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella malayensis - Female Panti Forest, Johor, Malaysia. Date: 4 September 2006, 10:14. Source: fairy-bluebird-female.jpg. Author: Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore. Camera location1° 50′ 39.67″ N, 103° 54′ 24.49″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 1.844354; 103.906803.
Summary[edit] Description: English: The Asian fairy-bluebird is a medium-sized, arboreal passerine bird. This fairy-bluebird is found in forests across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayan foothills, India and Sri Lanka east through Indochina, the Greater Sundas and Palawan. Date: 14 February 2015, 18:32:54. Source: Own work. Author: Manojiritty. Other versions: : This file has an extracted image: File:Asian fairy bluebird@ aralam wls (cropped).jpg. : .
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Summary[edit] Description: Species Irena puella. Taken at the Dallas Zoo, June 19 2006 by uploader. Date: 21 June 2005 (according to Exif data). Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Joyous! assumed (based on copyright claims).
Summary[edit] Description: English: Asian Fairy Bluebird irena puella at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville Kentucky. Date: 27 July 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Ltshears.