Wildlifeof China
Asian Fairy-Bluebird
Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers & Leafbirds
Photo: Mike Gordon — wildlifeofeverywhere.com · Project photograph
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Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, nectar and some insects
Habitat
Tropical forest
Range
Tropical southern Asia, Indochina and the Greater Sundas
Clutch size
2–3 eggs
Size
24–27cm
The Asian fairy-bluebird is an arboreal forest bird measuring 24–27cm. Males have glossy iridescent-blue upperparts with black underparts and flight feathers, while females and first-year males are dull blue-green. It inhabits tropical forest across southern Asia, Indochina and the Greater Sundas. Fruit and nectar form much of its diet, supplemented by insects. A small cup nest is constructed in a tree and normally contains two or three eggs. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Asian Fairy-Bluebird eat?
- Fruit, nectar and some insects
- What habitat does the Asian Fairy-Bluebird live in?
- Tropical forest
- Where is the Asian Fairy-Bluebird found?
- Tropical southern Asia, Indochina and the Greater Sundas
- How many eggs does the Asian Fairy-Bluebird lay?
- 2–3 eggs
- How big is the Asian Fairy-Bluebird?
- 24–27cm