Solomons Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufofrontaRamsay, EP, 1879
English (US) Solomons Rufous Fantail
The Solomons Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufofronta) 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 rufofronta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Solomons Rufous Fantail
- Described by
- Ramsay, EP, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Rhipidura rufofronta commoda
- Rhipidura rufofronta granti
- Rhipidura rufofronta brunnea
- Rhipidura rufofronta rufofronta
- Rhipidura rufofronta ugiensis
- Rhipidura rufofronta russata
- Rhipidura rufofronta kuperi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rhissidura rufofronta
- Described by
- Ramsay, EP, 1879
- Type locality
- Guadalcanal.
- Original description
- Nature 45 p.125
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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