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;[[:Category:Rhipidura|Rhipidura]] dryas | ;[[:Category:Rhipidura|Rhipidura]] dryas | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
South-east [[Asia]], [[Australasia]]: found in the [[Lesser Sundas]], northern coast of [[Australia]], and southern [[New Guinea]]. | South-east [[Asia]], [[Australasia]]: found in the [[Lesser Sundas]], northern coast of [[Australia]], and southern [[New Guinea]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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[[Image:Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas filtered-1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies semicollaris<br />Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Camplong, West [[Timor]], [[Indonesia]], May 2005]] | [[Image:Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas filtered-1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies semicollaris<br />Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Camplong, West [[Timor]], [[Indonesia]], May 2005]] | ||
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*''R. d. celebensis'': | *''R. d. celebensis'': | ||
:*Tanahjampea and Lalao islands (Flores Sea) | :*Tanahjampea and Lalao islands (Flores Sea) | ||
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*''R. d. hamadryas '': | *''R. d. hamadryas '': | ||
:*Tanimbar Islands (Arafura Sea) | :*Tanimbar Islands (Arafura Sea) | ||
| + | [[Image:Arafura_Fantail.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Race ''hamadryas''.<br />Photo by {{user|mehdhalaouate|mehdhalaouate}} <br /> Yamdena Island, Tanimbar Islands, [[Indonesia]]]] | ||
*''R. d. squamata'': | *''R. d. squamata'': | ||
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''R. d. henrici'' is thought to be a subspecies of ''R. d. squamata'' by some authors<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ''R. d. henrici'' is thought to be a subspecies of ''R. d. squamata'' by some authors<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rhipidura]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rhipidura]] | ||
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- Rhipidura dryas
Identification
Distribution
South-east Asia, Australasia: found in the Lesser Sundas, northern coast of Australia, and southern New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are eleven subspecies[1]:
- R. d. celebensis:
- Tanahjampea and Lalao islands (Flores Sea)
- R. d. mimosae:
- Kalaotoa Island (Flores Sea)
- R. d. sumbaensis:
- Sumba (Lesser Sundas)
- R. d. semicollaris:
- Flores to Timor and adjacent Lesser Sundas
- R. d. elegantula:
- Eastern Lesser Sundas (Leti, Moa, Romang and Damar)
- R. d. reichenowi:
- Babar Island (eastern Lesser Sundas)
- R. d. hamadryas :
- Tanimbar Islands (Arafura Sea)
- R. d. squamata:
- Banda, Seram Laut, Tayandu Island and Kai Island
- R. d. henrici:
- Aru Islands
- R. d. streptophora:
- Southern New Guinea
- R. d. dryas:
- Coastal northern Australia (Kimberley to western Cape York Peninsula)
R. d. henrici is thought to be a subspecies of R. d. squamata by some authors[2]
Habitat
Rain forest and mangroves.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Arafura Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arafura_Fantail
