Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
Brown Fantail (Rhipidura drownei) - HBW 11, p. 226
French: Rhipidure brun
German: Bergfächerschwanz
Spanish: Abanico Pardo
Other common names: (Solomon) Mountain Fantail
Taxonomy: Rhipidura drownei drownei Mayr, 1931, Bougainville Island.
Forms a superspecies with R. tenebrosa, R. rennelliana, R. verreauxi, R. personata and R. nebulosa. Race ocularis may merit treatment as a separate species. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- drownei Mayr, 1931 - Bougainville I.
- ocularis Mayr, 1931 - Guadalcanal, in Solomon Is.
- Least Concern
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