Mangrove fantail

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Mangrove fantail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. phasiana
Binomial name
Rhipidura phasiana
De Vis, 1884

The mangrove fantail (Rhipidura phasiana) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in the Aru Islands and along the coast of southeastern New Guinea, western and northern Australia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura phasiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22706845A94093443. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706845A94093443.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.