White-bellied Thicket Fantail
Rhipidura leucothoraxSalvadori, AT, 1874
English (US) White-bellied Thicket Fantail
The White-bellied Thicket Fantail (Rhipidura leucothorax) 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 leucothorax
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-bellied Thicket Fantail
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1874
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rhipidura leucothorax leucothorax
- Rhipidura leucothorax episcopalis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1874
- Type locality
- Hatam, New Guinea; error: ?Andai, Geelvink Bay, fide Mayr, 1941, List New Guinea Birds, p. 128.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 6 p.311
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-spotted Fantail
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Rufous-tailed Fantail
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