Northern fantail

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Northern fantail
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. rufiventris
Binomial name
Rhipidura rufiventris
(Vieillot, 1818)
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The northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in New Guinea and northern Australia (Broome to Shire of Burdekin). 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. [2]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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Fogg Dam, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fogg Dam, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fogg Dam, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fogg Dam, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia