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[[Image:Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate<br />Photo by {{user|tcollins|tcollins}}<br />Brian Creek Monsoon Forest, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], July 2011]]
 
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[[Image:Arafura_Fantail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mehdhalaouate <br/>Race ''hamadryas''.  Shot on Yamdena I., Tanimbar Is., Indonesia. ]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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*Long, pale-tipped tail
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*Slim bill
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*Grayish brown above
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*Pale below
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*Striking red-brown rump
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*White throat
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*Black chest band speckled on lower edge.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Lesser Sunda Islands]], northern coast of [[Australia]], and southern [[New Guinea]].  
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Northern coast of [[Australia]] and southern [[New Guinea]].  
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
There are ten subspecies.
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Previously considered the same species as the [[Rufous Fantail]] and [[Supertramp Fantail]]
 
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====Subspecies====
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There are two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''R. d. streptophora'':
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:*Southern [[New Guinea]]
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*''R. d. dryas'':
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:*Coastal northern [[Australia]] (Kimberley to western Cape York Peninsula)
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
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Rain forest and mangroves.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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Frequently cocks and fans tail. Actively forages near the ground in wetter areas with dense vegetation.
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====Vocalizations====
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Song is a short, descending series of high-pitched squeaks. Call includes a metallic “pink.”
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#Avibase
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|"Rhipidura dryas" {{!}} "Arafura Fantail" -Supertramp }}
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rhipidura]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Rhipidura]]

Latest revision as of 20:56, 10 January 2024

Nominate
Photo by tcollins
Brian Creek Monsoon Forest, Northern Territory, Australia, July 2011
Rhipidura dryas

Identification

  • Long, pale-tipped tail
  • Slim bill
  • Grayish brown above
  • Pale below
  • Striking red-brown rump
  • White throat
  • Black chest band speckled on lower edge.

Distribution

Northern coast of Australia and southern New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Previously considered the same species as the Rufous Fantail and Supertramp Fantail

Subspecies

There are two subspecies[1]:

  • R. d. streptophora:
  • R. d. dryas:
  • Coastal northern Australia (Kimberley to western Cape York Peninsula)

Habitat

Rain forest and mangroves.

Behaviour

Frequently cocks and fans tail. Actively forages near the ground in wetter areas with dense vegetation.

Vocalizations

Song is a short, descending series of high-pitched squeaks. Call includes a metallic “pink.”

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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