Streaked fantail

The streaked fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. Rhipidura verreauxi has precedence over Rhipidura spilodera (Dickinson & Watling 2006). It is found in Fiji, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Illustration by Keulemans, 1879

Streaked fantail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. verreauxi
Binomial name
Rhipidura verreauxi
E Marie, 1870
Synonyms
  • Rhipidura spilodera
  • Rhipidura rufilateralis

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Rhipidura verreauxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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