- Rhipidura maculipectus
Identification
18–19 cm (7-7½ in)
Male
- Black head and upperparts
- Narrow white supercilium
- White tips to greater and median wing-coverts
Distribution
Lowlands of New Guinea, Aru, Batanta and Salawati islands
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
A variety of lowland forest types including mangrove forests and low dense vegetation.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, mainly gleaned at lower levels and by sallies from a horizontal perch.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Thicket Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Thicket_Fantail
External Links
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