Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris) [XC69416]
by Ross Gallardy from Mindanao; Zamboanga, Pasonanca Watershed Reserve, Japa, Philippines (call)
Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris) [XC69418]
by Ross Gallardy from Mindanao; Zamboanga, Pasonanca Watershed Reserve, Cabonegro, Philippines (call)
Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
samarensis (Sharpe, 1877) - East-central Philippines (Samar, Leyte, Bohol). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Visayan Blue Fantail (Rhipidura samarensis).
apo Hachisuka, 1930 - Mindanao (except west), in southern Philippines.
superciliaris (Sharpe, 1877) - Western Mindanao (western Zamboanga Peninsula) and Basilan.