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 LC    Blue-headed Fantail* Id (Atlas):
    Rhipidura cyaniceps

Description (10)
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Family
Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Size
15 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cassin, 1855)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)
Philippines (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

 
Blue-headed Fantail (Rhipidura cyaniceps) [XC53929]
     by Ding Li Yong from Magakong Camp, Sierra Mardre Mountains, Philippines (call)

 
Blue-headed Fantail (Rhipidura cyaniceps) [XC270579]
     by George Wagner from Mount Makiling, Luzon, Philippines (song)

Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

  • pinicola Parkes, 1958   -  Western Luzon (south to Bataan), in northern Philippines.
  • cyaniceps (Cassin, 1855)   -  Eastern, central and southern Luzon and Catanduanes.
  • sauli Bourns and Worcester, 1894   -  Tablas. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Tablas Fantail (Rhipidura sauli).
  • albiventris (Sharpe, 1877)   -  Ticao, Masbate, Panay, Guimaras and Negros, in central Philippines. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Visayan Fantail (Rhipidura albiventris).



References
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Files:
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