Mussau Fantail
Rhipidura matthiaeHeinroth, O, 1902
English (US) Mussau Fantail
The Mussau Fantail (Rhipidura matthiae) 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: Mussau, in St. Matthias Group (north-central Bismarck Archipelago)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rhipidura matthiae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Mussau Fantail
- Described by
- Heinroth, O, 1902
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Heinroth, O, 1902
- Type locality
- St. Matthias (= Mussau) Island.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 50, no.4 p.457 pl.9 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-browed Fantail
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Rufous-backed Fantail
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Dimorphic Fantail
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Bismarck Fantail
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Malaita Fantail
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Sulawesi Fantail
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Peleng Fantail
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Taliabu Fantail
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Tawny-backed Fantail
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Streak-breasted Fantail
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