New Caledonia Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi)

Other Scientific Names
Rhipidura spilodera [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Rhipidura spilodera [BirdLife International (2004)]

Family
Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Marie, 1870

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland, heavily degraded former forest, rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A melodious, short twittering song, consisting of four or more distinct syllables.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) [XC40181]
by Mark O'Brien from Lifou, New Caledonia, France (call)

Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) [XC109058]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Vidawa Rainforest Hike, Vidawa, Taveuni, Fiji (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Bougainville Fantail (Rhipidura drownei), Dusky Fantail (Rhipidura tenebrosa), Rennell Fantail (Rhipidura rennelliana), Kadavu Fantail (Rhipidura personata) and Samoan Fantail (Rhipidura nebulosa).

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

verreauxi Marie, 1870 - New Caledonia and Loyalty Is (Lifou, Mar�).
spilodera Gray, GR, 1870 - Banks Is and northern and central Vanuatu (south to �fat�). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Vanuatu Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura spilodera).
layardi Salvadori, 1877 - Western Fiji Is (Viti Levu, Ovalau). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Fiji Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura layardi).
erythronota Sharpe, 1879 - Northern Fiji (Vanua Levu and neighbouring islands).
rufilateralis Sharpe, 1879 - Taveuni, in northen Fiji Is. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Taveuni Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura rufilateralis).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for New Caledonia Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) - 10 files

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