Fantails (Rhipiduridae)

Manus Fantail (Rhipidura semirubra) - HBW 11, p. 232

French: Rhipidure de l'Amirauté German: Manusfächerschwanz Spanish: Abanico de la Manus
Other common names: Chestnut-backed Fantail, Manus Rufous Fantail

Taxonomy: Rhipidura semirubra P. L. Sclater, 1877, Admiralty Islands.
Forms a superspecies with R. dryas and R. rufifrons, and all three often considered conspecific; all 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. Monotypic.

Distribution: Admiralty Islands: Manus, San Miguel, Tong, Rambutyo, Pak, Anobat, Sivisa.