Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Fairy-bluebirds no image yet Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Irenidae Genus Irena The two fairy-bluebirds are small passerine bird species found in forests and plantations in Indonesia and The Philippines. They are the sole members of the family Irenidae, but are related to the ioras and leafbirds. These are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in coloration, fairy-bluebirds are sexually dimorphic, with the males being dark blue in plumage, and the females duller green. These species eat fruit, especially figs, and maybe some insects. They lay 2-3 eggs in a tree nest. The call of the Asian Fairy-bluebird is a liquid two note 'Glue-It'. As one would expect, the Asian Fairy-bluebird occurs in Indonesia, and the Philippine Fairy-bluebird in that archipelago. Family: Irenidae Asian Fairy-bluebird, Irena puella Philippine Fairy-bluebird, Irena cyanogaster This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.