Bismarck fantail

Bismarck fantail
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Rhipiduridae
Genus:	Rhipidura
Species:	R. dahli
Binomial name
	Rhipidura dahli; Reichenow, 1897

The Bismarck fantail (Rhipidura dahli) is a fantail native to the islands New Britain and New Ireland. The binomial commemorates the German naturalist Friedrich Dahl.

Taxonomy

According to IOC there are 2 recognised subspecies.^[2] In alphabetical order, these are:

R. d. antonii Hartert, E, 1926
R. d. dahli Reichenow, 1897

References

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura dahli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706903A94096277. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706903A94096277.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

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[iucn_status_13_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura dahli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706903A94096277. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706903A94096277.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[IOC-2] Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (Eds.): Orioles, drongos, fantails. IOC World Bird List (v11.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2

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