Sulawesi fantail

The Sulawesi fantail (Rhipidura teysmanni) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests

Sulawesi fantail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. teysmanni
Binomial name
Rhipidura teysmanni

There are three subspecies recognized:[2]

  • R. t. teysmanni Büttikofer, 1892 - montane southwestern Sulawesi
  • R. t. toradja Stresseman, 1931 - montane central and southeastern Sulawesi
  • R. t. coomansi van Marle, 1940 - montane northern Sulawesi

The subspecies coomansi was recognized by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022.[3]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Rhipidura teysmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706884A130424605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706884A130424605.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Orioles, drongos, fantails – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. "Subspecies Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2022-06-10.


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