Biology:Sulawesi fantail

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Short description: Species of bird

Sulawesi fantail
Rhipidura teysmanni - Mount Soputan (2).JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. teysmanni
Binomial name
Rhipidura teysmanni
Büttikofer, 1892
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The Sulawesi fantail (Rhipidura teysmanni) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests

There are three subspecies recognized:[2]

  • R. t. teysmanni Büttikofer, 1892 - montane southwestern Sulawesi
  • R. t. toradja Stresseman, 1931 - montane central and southeastern Sulawesi
  • R. t. coomansi van Marle, 1940 - montane northern Sulawesi

The subspecies coomansi was recognized by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2224713 entry