Northern fantail
| Northern fantail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Genus: | Rhipidura |
| Species: | R. rufiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidura rufiventris (Vieillot, 1818) | |
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The northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in New Guinea and northern Australia (from Broome in Western Australia to the Shire of Burdekin in Queensland).[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. The Biak fantail (R. kordensis) was formerly considered a subspecies.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura rufiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103708785A94091725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103708785A94091725.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Species profile—Rhipidura rufiventris (northern fantail)". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
