Long-tailed fantail
| Long-tailed fantail | |
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| Illustration by William Matthew Hart | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Genus: | Rhipidura |
| Species: | R. opistherythra
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidura opistherythra Sclater, 1883
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The long-tailed fantail (Rhipidura opistherythra) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to the Tanimbar Islands, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Rhipidura opistherythra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Rhipidura
- Birds of the Tanimbar Islands
- Birds described in 1883
- Corvoidea stubs