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 LC    Rufous-backed Fantail* Id (Atlas):
    Rhipidura rufidorsa

Description (4)
Image of Rufous-backed Fantail
 

Other Names (World)
Rufous-backed Fantail, Chestnut-backed Fantail, Grey-breasted Rufous Fantail, Gray-breasted Rufous Fantail

Family
Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Meyer, 1874

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland, swamp and dry forest.

Range (Guide)
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

 
Rufous-backed Fantail (Rhipidura rufidorsa) [XC496988]
     by Iain Woxvold from Nimbokrang, Papua, Indonesia (song)

 
Rufous-backed Fantail (Rhipidura rufidorsa) [XC555979]
     by id from Upper Nena River, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Bismarck Fantail (Rhipidura dahli), Mussau Fantail (Rhipidura matthiae) and Malaita Fantail (Rhipidura malaitae), as part of a larger species group that also includes Rusty-bellied Fantail (Rhipidura teysmanni), Tawny-backed Fantail (Rhipidura superflua), Streaky-breasted Fantail (Rhipidura dedemi), Long-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura opistherythra), Palau Fantail (Rhipidura lepida), Arafura Fantail (Rhipidura dryas), Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) and Manus Fantail (Rhipidura semirubra).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • rufidorsa Meyer, 1874   -  New Guinea east to Astrolabe Bay and, in south, to R Fly.
  • kumusi Mathews, 1928   -  Northern coast of south-eastern New Guinea (R Kumusi east to Collingwood Bay).
  • kubuna Rand, 1938   -  Southern coast of south-eastern New Guinea (R Angabunga east to R Yeimauri area).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Rufous-backed Fantail (Rhipidura rufidorsa) - 4 files


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