Mindanao Blue Fantail
Rhipidura superciliaris(Sharpe, RB, 1877)
English (US) Mindanao Blue Fantail
The Mindanao Blue Fantail (Rhipidura superciliaris) 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 superciliaris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mindanao Blue Fantail
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1877)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rhipidura superciliaris apo
- Rhipidura superciliaris superciliaris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hypothymis superciliaris
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1877)
- Type locality
- Isabela de Basilan.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London ser.2, vol.1, pt.6 p.326
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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