Chestnut-bellied Fantail
Rhipidura hyperythraGray, GR, 1858
English (US) Chestnut-bellied Fantail
The Chestnut-bellied Fantail (Rhipidura hyperythra) 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 hyperythra
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-bellied Fantail
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1858
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rhipidura hyperythra hyperythra
- Rhipidura hyperythra castaneothorax
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1858
- Type locality
- Aru Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.357 p.176
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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