Drongo Fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis)

Other Names (World)
Drongo Fantail, Pygmy Drongo, Mountain Drongo, Papuan Drongo, Papuan Mountain Drongo

Family
Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Meyer, 1874

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Mountains of 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 (7)...)

Drongo Fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis) [XC62588]
by Iain Woxvold from Arfak Mountain Trek, Ciraubri camp, Irian Jaya Barat, Indonesia (call)

Drongo Fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis) [XC87554]
by Iain Woxvold from Carrington Headwaters, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Considered the most primitive drongo, differing from Dicrurus in having twelve (not ten) rectrices. Recent molecular-genetic study, however, indicates that genus may belong in fantail family (Rhipiduridae). Clinal variation in size, western populations (mean male wing measurement 122 mm) on average larger than those in south-eastern (118 mm), with intermediate values in intervening regions.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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