Makira fantail

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Makira fantail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Rhipidura tenebrosa
Ramsay, 1882

The Makira fantail or dusky fantail (Rhipidura tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy

Makira fantail (R. tenebrosa) forms a superspecies with: [2]


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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura tenebrosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22706861A94094058. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706861A94094058.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Tvardikova K. (2022). "Rhipidura drownei Gould, 1843". New Guinea Birds online. Retrieved 2022-02-24.