Species profile
Peleng Fantail
Rhipidura habibiei
Quick answer
Holotype MZB. Ornit. 34.461 (fig. S 1); adult female collected 22 Dec 2013 in forest above Kokolomboi village (~ 850 m elevation) on Peleng Island (S 01 ⁰ 17.561 '; E 122 ⁰ 52.520 '). Collected by the Rheindt / LIPI field party, including tissue samples from breast muscle and liver; skin prepared by Suparno; field number Pel 38; no molt (worn plumage); medium fat; weight 10 g; wing length 6.5 cm; wing spread 22 cm; total length 15.8 cm; bill 1.3 cm; tail 8 cm; tarsus 2 cm.
- Scientific name
- Rhipidura habibiei
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Rhipidura
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- Blue-headed Fantail (Rhipidura cyaniceps)