The Tablas fantail is a fantail endemic to the Philippines on Tablas Island. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the blue-headed fantail and Visayan fantail. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description and taxonomy
It was formerly deemed conspecific with the blue-headed and Visayan fantails but it is differentiated from them by its darker brown belly, longer wings, lower pitched calls, and a stronger rufous wingpanel connecting to its back. This species is monotypic and it has no subspecies. == Ecology and behavior ==
Ecology and behavior
The diet of the Tablas fantail consists of insects. It is often observed in mixed flocks with other birds such as rufous paradise flycatcher, black-naped monarch, white-vented whistler and other small forest birds. Barely anything is known about this species' breeding behaviour. Young birds are seen in late March. Breeding habits are presumed to be similar to that of the blue-headed fantail which nests in a small cup made of plant fibers, roots and moss and lays 2 cream colored eggs with gray spots and blotches. == Habitat and conservation status ==
Habitat and conservation status
The species inhabits tropical moist lowland primary forest in areas with mature closed-canopy forest. It is believed to be less tolerant to habitat disturbances compared to its close relatives, the blue-headed fantail and Visayan fantail. ==References==