Biology:Sooty thicket fantail

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Short description: Species of bird

Sooty thicket fantail
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. threnothorax
Binomial name
Rhipidura threnothorax
Müller, 1843
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The sooty thicket fantail (Rhipidura threnothorax) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in New Guinea.

Habitats and behavior

The majority of fantails are strong fliers, and some species can undertake long migrations, but sooty thicket fantail as well as the other thicket fantails (white-bellied thicket fantail and black thicket fantail) are very weak fliers, and need to alight regularly.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy

According to IOC there are 2 recognised subspecies.[2] In alphabetical order, these are:

  • R. t. fumosa Schlegel, 1871 — Yapen (Geelvink Bay, NW of New Guinea)
  • R. t. threnothorax Müller, S, 1843 — Raja Ampat Islands (NW of New Guinea), Aru Islands (SW of New Guinea) and New Guinea

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Rhipidura threnothorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22706821A130424259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706821A130424259.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22706821/130424259. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (Eds.): Orioles, drongos, fantails. IOC World Bird List (v11.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2224994 entry