The Visayan blue fantail (Rhipidura samarensis) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.
| Visayan blue fantail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Genus: | Rhipidura |
| Species: | R. samarensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidura samarensis (Steere, 1890)
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It is endemic to the eastern Visayas (Philippines) : Bohol, Leyte and Samar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was previously conspecific with the Mindanao blue fantail.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura samarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103708706A104310737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103708706A104310737.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 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