Burung tropis (Tropical Birds)
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
- legendaris
- 75 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A fig specialist that drifts through rainforest canopies in pairs, the male flashing electric blue between leaves like a small moving sky. Found only where the old forest still stands.
- Populasi
- Global population size unknown; described as common but patchy, with a suspected slow decline (est. 15-19% over three generations) tied to lowland forest loss
- Habitat
- Evergreen, moist deciduous, and montane forest canopy from lowlands up to about 1,800-1,900 m elevation; also uses forest-edge plantations (e.g. cardamom groves) with scattered shade/fruiting trees
- Fakta menarik
- Male Asian Fairy-bluebirds acquire their glossy iridescent-blue adult plumage in their first spring without undergoing an actual molt, an unusual developmental shortcut among songbirds.
- Sebaran
- South and Southeast Asia: Sri Lanka, western India, Sikkim/lower Himalayas, Assam, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Nepal, southern China, Indochina (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam), Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java; resident (non-migratory) throughout
- Makanan
- Primarily fruit (especially figs and berries) and nectar, supplemented with insects such as termites caught in flight
- Ukuran
- 0,25 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,42 m
- Masa hidup
- 4,4 tahun
