Visayan fantail

Species of bird

Visayan fantail

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Rhipiduridae
Genus:  | Rhipidura
Species:  |

R. albiventris

Binomial name
Rhipidura albiventris

(Sharpe, 1877)

The Visayan fantail (Rhipidura albiventris) is a fantail endemic to the Philippines on islands of Negros, Panay, Guimaras, Masbate and Ticao. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the blue-headed fantail and Tablas fantail.

## Description and taxonomy

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EBird describes the bird as "A medium-sized, long-tailed bird of forest . Dull blue on the head, chest, back, and shoulder, with some paler blue streaking on the chest and crown. Has a white belly and a rufous lower back, outer tail feathers, and wing, with dark central tail feathers and a dark edge to the wing. Often cocks and fans tail while foraging. Similar to Black-naped Monarch, but has rufous rump and tail. Voice is a single, nasal 'jep' note given at intervals or sped up into a rapid series."[2]

It is differentiated from the blue-headed fantail and Tablas fantail with its white belly and generally lighter coloration.

## Ecology and behavior

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The diet of the Mindanao blue fantail consists of insects. It is often observed in mixed flocks with other birds such as Black-naped monarch, Flame-templed babbler, White-vented whistler, Lemon-throated leaf warbler, sunbirds and flowerpeckers.

Breeding has been recorded from February to May. Nest is cup shaped and is relatively open.Lays 2 eggs.[3]

## Habitat and conservation status

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Its habitat is in tropical moist primary and secondary forest and forest edge both in the lowlands to montane areas up to 1,800 meters above sea level.[4]

IUCN has assessed this bird as a least-concern species. However, it is said to be already extinct on Guimaras and possibly extinct on Masbate and Ticao Island owing to massive deforestation on those islands. [5]

## References

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1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura albiventris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T103707879A104309606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103707879A104309606.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. ^ "Visayan Fantail". Ebird.
3. ^ del Hoyo, Josep; Collar, Nigel; Christie, David (2020). "Visayan Fantail (Rhipidura albiventris), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.visfan1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.
4. ^ Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx and Birdlife International Guides. pp. 246–247.
5. ^ International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2016-10-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Rhipidura albiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

* Sánchez-González, L.A., and R.G. Moyle. 2011. Molecular systematic and species limits in the Philippine fantails (Aves: Rhipidura). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61: 290–299.

## External links

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* Image at ADW

Taxon identifiers

Rhipidura albiventris|

* Wikidata: Q10811616
* Wikispecies: Rhipidura albiventris
* Avibase: F893CBF63D4A0EDF
* BirdLife: 103707879
* BOW: visfan1
* CoL: 4SB9N
* eBird: visfan1
* EoL: 32741256
* GBIF: 7891716
* ITIS: 915855
* IUCN: 103707879
* NCBI: 1454947
* Xeno-canto: Rhipidura-albiventris

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