Streaked fantail
The streaked fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. Rhipidura verreauxi has precedence over Rhipidura spilodera (Dickinson & Watling 2006). It is found in Fiji, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Illustration by Keulemans, 1879
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Genus: | Rhipidura |
| Species: | R. verreauxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidura verreauxi E. Marie, 1870 | |
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Taxonomy
According to IOC there are 5 recognised subspecies.[2] In alphabetical order, these are:
- R. v. erythronota Sharpe, 1879
- R. v. layardi Salvadori, 1877
- R. v. rufilateralis Sharpe, 1879
- R. v. spilodera Gray, GR, 1870
- R. v. verreauxi Marie, 1870
Streaked fantail (R. verreauxi) forms a superspecies with:[3]
- Brown fantail (R. drownei)
- Makira fantail (R. tenebrosa)
- Rennell fantail (R. rennelliana)
- Kadavu fantail (R. personata)
- Samoan fantail (R. nebulosa)
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References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Rhipidura verreauxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103710723A112349195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103710723A112349195.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (Eds.): Orioles, drongos, fantails. IOC World Bird List (v11.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2
- Tvardikova K. (2022). "Rhipidura drownei Gould, 1843". New Guinea Birds online. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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