Palawan fairy-bluebird

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Palawan fairy-bluebird
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.99786 1 - Irena puella tweeddalei Sharpe, 1877 - Irenidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Preserved specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Irenidae
Genus: Irena
Species:
I. tweeddalii
Binomial name
Irena tweeddalii
Sharpe, 1877

The Palawan fairy-bluebird (Irena tweeddalii) is a species of bird in the family Irenidae. It is endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Irena tweeddalii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.