Blue-headed fantail
| Blue-headed fantail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Genus: | Rhipidura |
| Species: | R. cyaniceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidura cyaniceps (Cassin, 1855) | |
The blue-headed fantail (Rhipidura cyaniceps) is a fantail endemic to the Philippines. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the Tablas fantail and Visayan fantail.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Rhipidura cyaniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 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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