Northern Fantail
Rhipidura rufiventris(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Northern Fantail
The Northern Fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris) 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 rufiventris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Northern Fantail
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 20 subspecies for this species.
- Rhipidura rufiventris tenkatei
- Rhipidura rufiventris rufiventris
- Rhipidura rufiventris pallidiceps
- Rhipidura rufiventris hoedti
- Rhipidura rufiventris assimilis
- Rhipidura rufiventris finitima
- Rhipidura rufiventris bouruensis
- Rhipidura rufiventris cinerea
- Rhipidura rufiventris obiensis
- Rhipidura rufiventris vidua
- Rhipidura rufiventris gularis
- Rhipidura rufiventris nigromentalis
- Rhipidura rufiventris finschii
- Rhipidura rufiventris setosa
- Rhipidura rufiventris gigantea
- Rhipidura rufiventris tangensis
- Rhipidura rufiventris niveiventris
- Rhipidura rufiventris mussai
- Rhipidura rufiventris isura
- Rhipidura rufiventris kordensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platyrhynchos rufiventris
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- New Holland; error: Timor.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 27 p.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Fantails and Silktails
Visayan Fantail
Rhipidura albiventris
Blue-headed Fantail
Rhipidura cyaniceps
Spotted Fantail
Rhipidura perlata
Cinnamon-tailed Fantail
Rhipidura fuscorufa
White-winged Fantail
Rhipidura cockerelli
White-gorgeted Fantail
Rhipidura coultasi
Brown-capped Fantail
Rhipidura diluta
Sooty Thicket Fantail
Rhipidura threnothorax
Black Thicket Fantail
Rhipidura maculipectus
White-bellied Thicket Fantail
Rhipidura leucothorax
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Sunda Pied Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
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