Dimorphic Fantail
Rhipidura brachyrhynchaSchlegel, H, 1871
English (US) Dimorphic Fantail
The Dimorphic Fantail (Rhipidura brachyrhyncha) 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 Rhipiduridae (Fantails and Silktails) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: New Guinea (highlands from Bird's Head Peninsula to eastern New Guinea, including the Foja Mountains)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rhipidura brachyrhyncha
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dimorphic Fantail
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1871
- Type locality
- interior of Vogelkop = Arfak Mountains, fide Mayr, 1941, List New Guinea Birds, p. 129.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4 p.42
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Fantails and Silktails
White-throated Fantail
Rhipidura albicollis
White-spotted Fantail
Rhipidura albogularis
Rufous-tailed Fantail
Rhipidura phoenicura
White-bellied Fantail
Rhipidura euryura
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
Rufous-backed Fantail
Rhipidura rufidorsa
Bismarck Fantail
Rhipidura dahli
Mussau Fantail
Rhipidura matthiae
Malaita Fantail
Rhipidura malaitae
Sulawesi Fantail
Rhipidura teysmanni
Peleng Fantail
Rhipidura habibiei
Taliabu Fantail
Rhipidura sulaensis
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