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The blue-headed fantail (Rhipidura cyaniceps) is a fantail endemic to the northern Philippines where it is found on the islands of Luzon and Catanduanes. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the Tablas fantail and Visayan fantail .
The fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders. There are 7 species which have been recorded in the Philippines. Black-and-cinnamon fantail, Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea (E) Mindanao blue-fantail, Rhipidura superciliaris; Visayan blue-fantail, Rhipidura samarensis (E) Tablas fantail, Rhipidura sauli (E)
EBird describes the bird as "A medium-sized, long-tailed bird of lowland forest on Tablas. Dull blue on the head, chest, back, and shoulder with some paler blue streaking on the chest and crown. Has a buff belly, a rufous lower back, rump, outer tail feathers, and wing, and a dark wing edge and dark central tail feathers.
Fantails are small insectivorous songbirds of the genus Rhipidura in the family Rhipiduridae, native to Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.Most of the species are about 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in) long, specialist aerial feeders, and named as "fantails", but the Australian willie wagtail is a little larger, and, though still an expert hunter of insects on the wing ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
The bird is not included in the Philippines endemic list. While found mainly in the Philippines, the blue-naped parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis, is also found in the Talaud Island group north of Sulawesi, which is part of Indonesia. The bird is not therefore included in the Philippines endemics list.
The diet of the Mindanao blue fantail consists of insects. It is often observed in mixed flocks with other birds such as Black-naped monarch, Flame-templed babbler, White-vented whistler, Lemon-throated leaf warbler, sunbirds and flowerpeckers. Breeding has been recorded from February to May. Nest is cup shaped and is relatively open.Lays 2 ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in China. The avifauna of China include a total of 1431 species, of which 57 are endemic , and 3 have been introduced by humans. Of these, 108 species are globally threatened.