Rufous-backed Fantail
Rhipidura rufidorsaMeyer, AB, 1874
English (US) Rufous-backed Fantail
The Rufous-backed Fantail (Rhipidura rufidorsa) 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 rufidorsa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-backed Fantail
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1874
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Rhipidura rufidorsa rufidorsa
- Rhipidura rufidorsa kubuna
- Rhipidura rufidorsa kumusi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1874
- Type locality
- Passim, Rubi, Geelvink Bay, and Ansus, Jobi (= Japen) Island.
- Original description
- Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 70(1874) p.200
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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