Biology:Rhipiduridae
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Short description: Family of birds
| Rhipiduridae | |
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| Grey fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Corvoidea |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae Sundevall, 1872 |
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The family Rhipiduridae are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent that includes the fantails and silktails.
Taxonomy and systematics
The family contains 55 species which are divided into four genera:[1]
- Subfamily Rhipidurinae:
- Rhipidura – typical fantails (51 species)
- Subfamily Lamproliinae:
- Chaetorhynchus – drongo fantail
- Eutrichomyias – cerulean flycatcher
- Lamprolia – silktails (2 species)
References
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2023). "Orioles, drongos, fantails". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/orioles/.
Wikidata ☰ Q847173 entry
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