Fan-tailed Raven
Corvus rhipidurusHartert, EJO, 1918
English (US) Fan-tailed Raven
The Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Corvus rhipidurus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fan-tailed Raven
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1918
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Corvus rhipidurus stanleyi
- Corvus rhipidurus rhipidurus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1918
- Type locality
- Massaua, Eritrea; preoccupied by C. af finis Shaw, 1809.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 39 p.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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