The Asian Fairy-bluebird, Irena puella, is a medium-sized, arboreal passerine bird.This fairy-bluebird breeds across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayan foothills, India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. This species is found in moist hill-forest. Two or three eggs are laid in a small cup nest in a tree.
The adult Asian Fairy Bluebird is about 27 cm long. The male has glossy, iridescent blue upperparts, and black underparts and flight feathers. The female and first year male are entirely dull blue-green.
French: Irène vierge German: Türkisfeenvogel Spanish: Irena Dorsiazul
Other common names: Blue-backed/Blue-mantled Fairy-bluebird; Palawan Fairy-bluebird (tweeddalei)
Superb capture!
ReplyDelete