Species profile
Timor Fantail
Rhipidura rufiventris
Quick answer
Range R. r. kordensis Biak, Supiori; R. r. gularis Mios Num, Yapen. Taxonomy Del Hoyo & Collar (2016) treated kordensis as a species following theirs and Eaton et al. ’ s (2016) independent analysis of this large, polytypic species. Beehler & Pratt (2016) acknowledged that this taxon is ‘ very distinctive’ suggesting that it may indeed be best considered an endemic species, as it was treated by Gregory (2017). Status Biak endemic subspecies. Obtained by five collectors and observed by most visitors. Widespread and generally common in mature secondary woodland, selectively logged and primary forest; sea level to c. 320 m (KDB; Supiori).
- Scientific name
- Rhipidura rufiventris
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Rhipidura
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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Related species in Rhipiduridae
- Arafura Fantail (Rhipidura dryas)
- Banda Fantail (Rhipidura hoedti)
- Biak Fantail (Rhipidura kordensis)
- Bismarck Fantail (Rhipidura dahli)
- Black Fantail (Rhipidura atra)
- Black Thicket-fantail (Rhipidura maculipectus)
- Black-and-cinnamon Fantail (Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea)
- Blue-headed Fantail (Rhipidura cyaniceps)