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Bismarck fantail

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Bismarck fantail
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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