Philippine Fairy-bluebird Irena cyanogastra Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (4)
David Wells
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 6, 2013
Text last updated January 6, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Филипинска синя самодивска птица |
| Catalan | irene de les Filipines |
| Croatian | filipinska irena |
| Dutch | Filipijnse blauwrug |
| English | Philippine Fairy-bluebird |
| English (AVI) | Philippine Fairy-bluebird |
| English (United States) | Philippine Fairy-bluebird |
| Estonian | filipiini sinilüüdik |
| Finnish | filippiinienirena |
| French | Irène à ventre bleu |
| French (Canada) | Irène à ventre bleu |
| German | Kobaltfeenvogel |
| Japanese | スミレコノハドリ |
| Norwegian | koboltalvefugl |
| Polish | turkuśnik czarnogrzbiety |
| Russian | Кобальтовая ирена |
| Serbian | Filipinska irena |
| Slovak | irena kobaltová |
| Spanish | Irena Dorsinegra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Irena dorsinegra |
| Swedish | filippinblåfågel |
| Turkish | Filipin Mavi İrenası |
| Ukrainian | Ірена кобальтова |
Irena cyanogastra Vigors, 1831
PROTONYM:
Irena cyanogastra
Vigors, 1831. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.8, p.97.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Manilla.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- IRENA
- irena
- cyanogaster / cyanogastra
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Philippine Fairy-bluebird (cyanogastra) Irena cyanogastra cyanogastra Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Luzon, Polillo and Catanduanes.
Irena cyanogastra cyanogastra Vigors, 1831
PROTONYM:
Irena cyanogastra
Vigors, 1831. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.8, p.97.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Manilla.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- IRENA
- irena
- cyanogaster / cyanogastra
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Philippine Fairy-bluebird (ellae) Irena cyanogastra ellae Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Samar, Leyte and Bohol.
Irena cyanogastra ellae Steere, 1890
PROTONYM:
Irena Ellae
Steere, 1890. A list of the birds and mammals collected by the Steere Expedition to the Philippines, with localities, and with brief preliminary descriptions of supposed new species, p.18.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Catbalogan, Samar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- IRENA
- irena
- cyanogaster / cyanogastra
- ellae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)
Philippine Fairy-bluebird (melanochlamys/hoogstraali) Irena cyanogastra melanochlamys/hoogstraali
Irena cyanogastra melanochlamys Sharpe, 1877
PROTONYM:
Irena melanochlamys
Sharpe, 1877. Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 22, p.266-267.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Basilan.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- IRENA
- irena
- cyanogaster / cyanogastra
- melanochlamys
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
Dinagat, Siargao and Mindanao.
Irena cyanogastra hoogstraali Rand, 1948
PROTONYM:
Irena cyanogaster hoogstraali
Rand, 1948. Fieldiana Zoology 31 (25), p.203.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Burungkot, Upi Municipality, Cotabato Prov., Mindanao.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- IRENA
- irena
- cyanogaster / cyanogastra
- hoogstraali
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Philippine Fairy-bluebird
