Sooty thicket 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. threnothorax
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| Rhipidura threnothorax Müller, 1843
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The sooty thicket fantail (Rhipidura threnothorax) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in New Guinea.
Habitats and behavior
[edit]The majority of fantails are strong fliers, and some species can undertake long migrations, but sooty thicket fantail as well as the other thicket fantails (white-bellied thicket fantail and black thicket fantail) are very weak fliers, and need to alight regularly.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy
[edit]According to IOC there are 2 recognised subspecies.[2] In alphabetical order, these are:
- R. t. fumosa Schlegel, 1871 — Yapen (Geelvink Bay, NW of New Guinea)
- R. t. threnothorax Müller, S, 1843 — Raja Ampat Islands (NW of New Guinea), Aru Islands (SW of New Guinea) and New Guinea
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Rhipidura threnothorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706821A130424259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706821A130424259.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (Eds.): Orioles, drongos, fantails. IOC World Bird List (v11.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2
External links
[edit]- Sooty thicket fantail Rhipidura threnothorax Müller, S, 1843 «xeno-canto» website — Birds' Voices all over the world
- Tvardikova K. (2022). "Rhipidura -threnothorax Müller, S, 1843". New Guinea Birds online. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- "Sooty Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura threnothorax". Ebird: photos, description, range map.