Visayan blue fantail
The Visayan blue fantail (Rhipidura samarensis) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.
| Visayan blue fantail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Genus: | Rhipidura |
| Species: | R. samarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidura samarensis (Steere, 1890) | |
It is endemic to the eastern Visayas (Philippines) : Bohol, Leyte and Samar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was previously conspecific with the Mindanao blue fantail.
References
- BirdLife International. 2016. Rhipidura samarensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103708706A104310737. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103708706A104310737.en. Downloaded on 09 December 2018.
- Sánchez-González, L.A., and R.G. Moyle. 2011. Molecular systematic and species limits in the Philippine fantails (Aves: Rhipidura). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61: 290-299
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