Northern fantail | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Rhipiduridae |
Genus: | Rhipidura |
Species: | R. rufiventris |
Binomial name | |
Rhipidura rufiventris (Vieillot, 1818) | |
The northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in New Guinea and northern Australia (from Broome in Western Australia to the Shire of Burdekin in Queensland). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. The Biak fantail (R. kordensis) was formerly considered a subspecies.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura rufiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103708785A94091725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103708785A94091725.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Species profile—Rhipidura rufiventris (northern fantail)". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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