Brown-capped Fantail
Rhipidura dilutaWallace, AR, 1864
English (US) Brown-capped Fantail
The Brown-capped Fantail (Rhipidura diluta) 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.
- Scientific name
- Rhipidura diluta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-capped Fantail
- Described by
- Wallace, AR, 1864
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rhipidura diluta sumbawensis
- Rhipidura diluta diluta
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Wallace, AR, 1864
- Type locality
- Flores.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863, pt.3 p.491
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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