Streak-breasted fantail

Summary

The streak-breasted fantail (Rhipidura dedemi) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs in Seram Island. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Streak-breasted fantail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. dedemi
Binomial name
Rhipidura dedemi
van Oort, 1911

Systematics edit

The species is closely related to and forms a superspecies with the long-tailed fantail of the Tanimbar Islands, the Sulawesi fantail of Sulawesi, the tawny-backed fantail of Buru and the Palau fantail of Palau, all in Indonesia.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura dedemi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706890A94095567. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706890A94095567.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Boles, W. (2017). Palau Fantail (Rhipidura lepida). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/59158 on 26 March 2017).