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Long-tailed fantail

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Long-tailed fantail
Illustration by William Matthew Hart
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. opistherythra
Binomial name
Rhipidura opistherythra

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

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Rhipidura opistherythra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22706894A152154318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22706894A152154318.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.