White-bellied Thicket-Fantail (Rhipidura leucothorax)

Other Names (World)
White-bellied Thicket-Fantail, White-breasted Thicket-fantail, White-bellied Thicket Fantail

Family
Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1874

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical and tropical moist shrubland, moist savanna.

Range (Guide)

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (40)...)

White-bellied Thicket Fantail (Rhipidura leucothorax) [XC23588]
by Frank Lambert from Elevala River, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

White-bellied Thicket Fantail (Rhipidura leucothorax) [XC140435]
by Bas van Balen from Mile 21, Freeport, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Forms a group with Sooty Thicket-Fantail (Rhipidura threnothorax) and Black Thicket-Fantail (Rhipidura maculipectus). Subspecies episcopalis intergrades with nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

leucothorax Salvadori, 1874 - Western and central New Guinea east to Astrolabe Bay and, in south, to Port Moresby district.
clamosa Diamond, 1967 - Karimui area of Chimbu Province (east-central New Guinea).
episcopalis Ramsay, EP, 1878 - Eastern New Guinea eastern from middle R Sepik and Central Province (Kapa Kapa).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-bellied Thicket-Fantail (Rhipidura leucothorax) - 10 files

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