IrenidaeIrena

Asian Fairy Bluebird

Irena puella

25–25 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Himalayan foothills, hills of NE, E and S India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Male has glistening violet-blue upperparts and black underparts. Female and first - year male entirely dull blue-green. with dusky lores and blackish flight feathers. Both sexes with striking red eye. Juvenile is entirely dull brown. Evergreen and moist deciduous forest.

Colour

BlueBlackVioletGreen
Average size
25 cm
Habitat
Evergreen and moist deciduous forest.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. Himalayan foothills, hills of NE, E and S India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Male has glistening violet-blue upperparts and black underparts. Female and first - year male entirely dull blue-green. with dusky lores and blackish flight feathers. Both sexes with striking red eye. Juvenile is entirely dull brown. Evergreen and moist deciduous forest.

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Asian Fairy Bluebird is bigger than Blue-tailed Bee-eater but smaller than Brown-cheeked Rail.