Australian Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Australian Rufous Fantail
The Australian Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) 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 rufifrons
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Australian Rufous Fantail
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rhipidura rufifrons intermedia
- Rhipidura rufifrons rufifrons
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa rufifrons
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- 'Nova Wallia Australi' = Sydney, New South Wales, fide Mathews, 1930, Syst. Avium Australasianarum, p. 487.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.l
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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