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Mindanao Blue Fantail

Rhipidura superciliaris

Least ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForestCup nestTiny · 13 g
Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 1
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · CC BY 4.0
Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 2
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · CC BY 4.0
Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 3
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Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 4
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Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 5
Photo: Gorostiza S.A. · CC0
Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 6
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Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 7
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Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 8
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Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 9
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · CC BY 4.0
Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris), photo 10
Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Mindanao Blue Fantail

The Mindanao blue fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is one of 47 species in the genus Rhipidura. It is endemic to the Philippines found only on the island of Mindanao and Basilan. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It was previously conspecific with the Visayan blue fantail.

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Where the Mindanao Blue Fantail lives

Regular range
Philippines

When to see the Mindanao Blue Fantail

Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Rufous-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura phoenicura) Rufous-tailed FantailRhipidura phoenicuraThe rufous-tailed fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. Brown-capped Fantail (Rhipidura diluta) Brown-capped FantailRhipidura dilutaThe brown-capped fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. Chestnut-bellied Fantail (Rhipidura hyperythra) Chestnut-bellied FantailRhipidura hyperythraThe chestnut-bellied fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.

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