Tawny-backed fantail

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Tawny-backed fantail
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.135489 1 - Rhipidura superflua Hartert, 1899 - Monarchidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. superflua
Binomial name
Rhipidura superflua
Hartert, 1899

The tawny-backed fantail (Rhipidura superflua), also known as the cinnamon-backed fantail, is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to Buru island in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The species occupies an area of larger than 20,000 km² and has a stable population of above 10,000, and thus is not considered as threatened.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b BirdLife International (2012). "Rhipidura superflua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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