Order - Passeriformes
Family - Irenidae (Fairy-bluebirds)
Family - Irenidae (Fairy-bluebirds)
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
和平鸟 (hépíng-niǎo)
Malay : Murai-Gajah Biasa
Japanese : ルリコノハドリ (ruri ko-no-ha dori)
Kanji 日語漢字 : 瑠璃木の葉鳥 / 琉璃木の葉鳥
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 12,100,000km²
Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 12,100,000km²
Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Taxonomy update for 2021
In IOC World Bird List Version 11.2 (released in July 2021), the IOC
World Bird List split the fairy-bluebird genus (Irena) to recognize
three distinct species instead of one broad complex.
The three recognized species are :
World Bird List split the fairy-bluebird genus (Irena) to recognize
three distinct species instead of one broad complex.
The three recognized species are :
- Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
RANGE: Found across tropical South Asia, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula,
and the Greater Sundas (Sumatra, Borneo, Java).
RANGE: Found across tropical South Asia, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula,
and the Greater Sundas (Sumatra, Borneo, Java).
- Palawan Fairy-bluebird (Irena tweeddalii)
RANGE: Endemic to the Palawan island group in the western Philippines.
- Philippine Fairy-bluebird (Irena cyanogastra)
RANGE: The other major endemic species spanning the rest of the Philippine
archipelago.
archipelago.
Size : 21.2–25.8 cm; male 56.6–75.7 g, female 52–71.2 g (malayensis), 56 g (crinigera)
Subspecies (5) and Distribution
- Irena puella puella (Latham, 1790, India = Travancore)
– India to Myanmar, Thailand, and Mainland Southeast Asia, including the northern Malay Peninsula. - Irena puella andamanica (Abdulali, 1964, Long Island, Middle Andamans [= Long Island, Middle Andaman Island.])
– Andaman Islands. - Identification :
– Subspecies andamanica differs from nominate by heavy bill, broader and marginally deeper than in any other subspecies. - Irena puella malayensis (F. Moore, 1854, Malacca)
– Southern Malay Peninsula. - Identification :
– Subspecies malayensis resembles nominate, but tail coverts longer. - Irena puella crinigera (Sharpe, 1877, Borneo)
– Sumatra (including islands off west coast), Bangka, Belitung, and Borneo. - Identification :
– Subspecies criniger is smallest, tail coverts completely encase tail, above and below, to slightly beyond its tip. - Irena puella turcosa (Walden, 1870, Java)
– Java. - Identification :
– Subspecies turcosa has tail coverts as previous, but averages slightly larger.
Distribution Map
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Date : 02 August 2025
Location : Jalan Gap-Bukit Fraser, Daerah Hulu Selangor, Selangor
Date : 18 June 2022
Location : Hutan Lipur Sungai Congkak, Daerah Hulu Langat, Selangor
Date : 28 July 2018
Location : Hutan Simpan Kekal Bukit Larut, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak
Date : 28 July 2018
Location : Hutan Simpan Kekal Bukit Larut, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak
Date : 21 January 2017
Location : Taman TAR, Ampang, Daerah Hulu Langat, Selangor
Date : 17 January 2016
Location : Taman TAR, Ampang, Daerah Hulu Langat, Selangor
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