IMG_8177.jpg by romy ocon


24-JUL-2004

Blue-headed Fantail
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Rhipidura cyaniceps

Habitat - Common in forest up to 2000 m.

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/640s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso400 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

steve		25-Jul-2004 08:04
Hi Romy, This is the Fantail that you shot a few days ago. Dead giveaway is the conformation of the tail feathers and their length. The two central retrices are black and the rest rufous. Ergo, an adult Rhipidura c. cyaniceps - Blue-headed Fantail. A pretty bird.

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