Biology:Biak fantail

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Short description: Species of bird

Biak fantail
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. kordensis
Binomial name
Rhipidura kordensis
Meyer, 1874
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The Biak fantail (Rhipidura kordensis) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in Biak. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q31874172 entry