Fantails (Rhipiduridae)

Malaita Fantail (Rhipidura malaitae) - HBW 11, p. 231

French: Rhipidure de Malaita German: Malaitafächerschwanz Spanish: Abanico de Malaita

Taxonomy: Rhipidura malaitae Mayr, 1931, Malaita, Solomon Islands.
Forms a superspecies with R. rufidorsa, R. dahli and R. matthiae, as part of a larger species group that also includes R. teysmanni, R. superflua, R. dedemi, R. opistherythra, R. lepida, R. dryas, R. rufifrons and R. semirubra. Monotypic.

Distribution: Malaita, in Solomon Is.