Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) - HBW 11, p. 231
French: Rhipidure roux
German: Fuchsfächerschwanz
Spanish: Abanico Rojizo
Other common names: Red/Wood/Rufous-fronted Fantail/Flycatcher, Allied/Rufous Flycatcher; Pohnpei/Ponapé Fantail (kubaryi)
Taxonomy: Muscicapa rufifrons Latham, 1801, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Forms a superspecies with R. dryas and R. semirubra, 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. Well-marked race kubaryi sometimes considered a separate species, based on geographical isolation, vocalizations, and lack of rufous in plumage; however, almost certainly derived from other populations within the rufifrons cluster, .. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Muscicapa rufifrons Latham, 1801, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Forms a superspecies with R. dryas and R. semirubra, 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. Well-marked race kubaryi sometimes considered a separate species, based on geographical isolation, vocalizations, and lack of rufous in plumage; however, almost certainly derived from other populations within the rufifrons cluster, and separation at species level presents complications. Guam race uraniae extinct. Eighteen extant subspecies recognized.
Forms a superspecies with R. dryas and R. semirubra, 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. Well-marked race kubaryi sometimes considered a separate species, based on geographical isolation, vocalizations, and lack of rufous in plumage; however, almost certainly derived from other populations within the rufifrons cluster, and separation at species level presents complications. Guam race uraniae extinct. Eighteen extant subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- torrida Wallace, 1865 - N Moluccas (Halmahera, Ternate, Bacan, Obi).
- saipanensis E. J. O. Hartert, 1898 - Saipan and Tinian, in Northern Mariana Is.
- mariae R. H. Baker, 1946 - Rota (Northern Marianas).
- torrida Wallace, 1865 - N Moluccas (Halmahera, Ternate, Bacan, Obi).
- saipanensis E. J. O. Hartert, 1898 - Saipan and Tinian, in Northern Mariana Is.
- mariae R. H. Baker, 1946 - Rota (Northern Marianas).
- versicolor Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872 - W Caroline Is (Yap).
- kubaryi Finsch, 1876 - E Caroline Is (Pohnpei).
- louisiadensis E. J. O. Hartert, 1899 - D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Fergusson I) and Louisiade Archipelago (Rossel, Misima, Bonvouloir Group), off SE New Guinea.
- commoda E. J. O. Hartert, 1918 - Buka I, Bougainville I and NW Solomon Is (Choiseul, Santa Isabel and adjacent islands).
- granti E. J. O. Hartert, 1918 - SW Solomons (Vella Lavella, Mbava, Ranongga, Narovo, Gizo, Kolombangara, New Georgia, Gatukai, Rendova, Tetepare).
- brunnea Mayr, 1931 - Malaita, in NE Solomons.
- rufofronta E. P. Ramsay, 1879 - Guadalcanal, in C Solomons.
- russata Tristram, 1879 - San Cristobal (Makira), in SE Solomons.
- ugiensis Mayr, 1931 - Uki I (off N San Cristobal).
- kuperi Mayr, 1931 - Santa Ana (off E San Cristobal).
- agilis Mayr, 1931 - Santa Cruz Is (Santa Cruz).
- utupuae Mayr, 1931 - Utupua, in C Santa Cruz Is.
- melanolaema Sharpe, 1879 - Vanikoro Is, in S Santa Cruz Is.
- intermedia North, 1902 - NE Australia (NE Queensland).
- rufifrons (Latham, 1801) - breeds E Australia from SE Queensland S to Victoria; non-breeding N Queensland and S New Guinea (Trans-Fly region).
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A bird arranging the nest Locality Suicide Cliff, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp mariae)
Curt Kessler 31 October 2007 5 years ago 36 sec 4.9 -
A bird displaying on the ground, opening its tail and flicking its wings Locality Broadwater Conservation Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp rufifrons)
Eldert Groenewoud 29 July 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 4.4 -
A bird working on the nest and calling Locality Suicide Cliff, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp mariae)
Curt Kessler 31 October 2007 5 years ago 49 sec 4.4 -
A view of the breeding habitat and bird working on the nest Locality Suicide Cliff, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp mariae)
Curt Kessler 31 October 2007 5 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A bird preening on a branch and flying away Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp rufifrons)
Keith Blomerley 13 November 2003 5 years ago 16 sec 4.3 -
Different views of birds displaying in a tree Locality Aguiguan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp mariae)
Curt Kessler 30 June 2006 5 years ago 42 sec 4.1
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A bird perched
Locality Victoria, Australia (ssp rufifrons)
Arthur Grosset 16 February 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Single mature bird perching
Locality Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
Chris Charles 23 December 2010 2 years ago 3.7 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Henuamagaa, Makira (San Cristobal) Island, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands (ssp russata)
Josep del Hoyo 26 September 2010 2 years ago 2.2
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Contact/alarm calls.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
Iwein Mauro 20 March 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Contact/alarm calls.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
Iwein Mauro 22 March 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Song.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
Iwein Mauro 19 March 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Song.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
Iwein Mauro 19 March 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Song. Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
Iwein Mauro 19 March 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Song.
Locality Mount Sarim Camp, Mount Sarim, Manatuto District, Timor-Leste, Timor, Lesser Sundas
Iwein Mauro 19 March 2003 3 years ago 4
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