Cockerell's fantail

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Cockerell's fantail
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. cockerelli
Binomial name
Rhipidura cockerelli
(Ramsay, 1879)

Cockerell's fantail (Rhipidura cockerelli) or the white-winged fantail, is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found throughout the Solomon Islands (archipelago).

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Rhipidura cockerelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.


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