Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
Arafura Fantail (Rhipidura dryas) - HBW 11, p. 231
French: Rhipidure dryade
German: Arafurafächerschwanz
Spanish: Abanico de Arafura
Other common names: Wood Fantail
Taxonomy: Rhipidura dryas Gould, 1843, Port Essington, north coast of Australia.
Forms a superspecies with R. rufifrons and R. semirubra, and all three often considered conspecific; present species differs in morphology (longer tail more strongly graduated) and plumage (narrower rufous patches at tail base, extensive white tips on outer rectrices covering 20-36% of feather length); all three forms are part of a larger species group that also includes R. teysmanni, R. superflua, R. dedemi, R. opistherythra, R. lepida, R. rufidorsa, R. dahli, R. matthiae and R. malaitae. Present species comprises th.. View all taxonomy...
Forms a superspecies with R. rufifrons and R. semirubra, and all three often considered conspecific; present species differs in morphology (longer tail more strongly graduated) and plumage (narrower rufous patches at tail base, extensive white tips on outer rectrices covering 20-36% of feather length); all three forms are part of a larger species group that also includes R. teysmanni, R. superflua, R. dedemi, R. opistherythra, R. lepida, R. rufidorsa, R. dahli, R. matthiae and R. malaitae. Present species comprises three population clusters, the "squamata group" (also including henrici, which sometimes merged with squamata) in S Moluccas and W Papuan Is, the "elegantula group" (with reichenowi and hamadryas) in E Lesser Sundas, and the "nominate group" (including streptophora, semicollaris, sumbensis, celebensis and mimosae) in S New Guinea, C Lesser Sundas and Australia; has been suggested that these may represent three separate species. Eleven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- celebensis Büttikofer, 1892 - Tanahjampea and Kalao, in Bonerate Is.
- mimosae Meise, 1929 - Kalaotoa (E of Kalao).
- semicollaris Statius Muller, 1843 - Lesser Sundas (Flores, Alor, Wetar, Sawu, Roti, Timor).
- celebensis Büttikofer, 1892 - Tanahjampea and Kalao, in Bonerate Is.
- mimosae Meise, 1929 - Kalaotoa (E of Kalao).
- semicollaris Statius Muller, 1843 - Lesser Sundas (Flores, Alor, Wetar, Sawu, Roti, Timor).
- sumbensis E. J. O. Hartert,, 1896 - Sumba, in S Lesser Sundas.
- squamata Statius Muller,, 1843 - W Papuan Is (Waigeo, Salawati, Schildpad, Misool) and Banda Is.
- henrici E. J. O. Hartert, 1918 - S Moluccas (Seram Laut, Manggur group, Kur, Taam), Kai Is (Kai Kecil) and Aru Is (Babi).
- elegantula Sharpe, 1879 - E Lesser Sundas (Romang, Damar, Leti, Moa).
- reichenowi Finsch, 1901 - Babar, in extreme E Lesser Sundas.
- hamadryas P. L. Sclater, 1883 - Tanimbar Archipelago.
- streptophora Ogilvie-Grant, 1911 - R Mimika, in W New Guinea.
- dryas Gould, 1843 - N Australia from Collier Bay E, including Melville I, Truant I and Groote Eylandt, to E coast of Gulf of Carpentaria.
- Least Concern
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A bird singing and moving close to the ground, near a small house. Wai Island, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp squamata)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2008 1 year ago 36 sec 4.1 -
A bird on a branch close to the ground, looking around. Wai Island, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp squamata)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2008 1 year ago 32 sec 3.5
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A bird on a branch. Wai Island, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp squamata)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2008 1 year ago 3 -
A perched bird. Yamdena, Tanimbar Islands, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp hamadryas)
mehdhalaouate 25 August 2006 1 year ago 3
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