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Irena puella Asian Fairy-bluebird.jpg

Irena puella  (Latham, 1790)

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Home > Birds​ > Irena puella
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Irenidae
Genus: Irena
Species: puella

  • Common names: Asian Fairy-bluebird
  • Thai names: นกเขียวคราม
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Irena puella [puella or andamanica]: India to Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina
    Irena puella malayensis: central and southern Thai-Malay Peninsula
    Irena puella crinigera: Sumatra, Borneo and adjacent islands
    Irena puella turcosa: Java
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population decreasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chiang Dao)
  • Additional notes: 
Irena puella image location map.jpg
Image locations

Images of Irena puella from Thailand.
Asian fairy-bluebird, Irena puella.jpg
Asian fairy-bluebird Irena puella (Latham, 1790) Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, February 2017

References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 14 July 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Irena puella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103775156A93991401. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103775156A93991401.en. Downloaded on 14 July 2020.​​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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