Sooty Thicket Fantail
Rhipidura threnothoraxMüller, S, 1843
English (US) Sooty Thicket Fantail
The Sooty Thicket Fantail (Rhipidura threnothorax) 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 threnothorax
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sooty Thicket Fantail
- Described by
- Müller, S, 1843
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Rhipidura threnothorax threnothorax
- Rhipidura threnothorax fumosa
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Müller, S, 1843
- Type locality
- Lobo, Triton Bay, southwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Land-Volk. pt6,7or8 p.185,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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