Rhipidura melanolaema (Santa Cruz Fantail)

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Santa Cruz Fantail

Rhipidura melanolaema Sharpe, RB 1879

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Rhipiduridae
Genus:
   Rhipidura
Scientific:
  Rhipidura melanolaema

Original description

Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1879

Reference:
Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. 4 p.313

Protonym:
Rhipidura melanolaema

Type locality:
Island of Malikollo or Vanikoro, New Hebrides

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34314#page/331/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
01D2917FB779CC95

Avibase ID:
avibase-01D2917F

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/01D2917F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917268

English:
Santa Cruz Fantail
Bulgarian:
Сантакрузка ветрилоопашка
Catalan:
cua de ventall frontblanc
Danish:
Vanikoro Viftehale
German:
Vanikorofächerschwanz
Esperanto:
santakruza ripiduro
Spanish:
Abanico frentiblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Abanico frentiblanco
French:
Rhipidure des Santa Cruz
Croatian:
santakruška lepezašica
Dutch:
Santa-Cruzwaaierstaart
Norwegian:
umbraviftestjert
Polish:
wachlarzówka białoczelna
Portuguese:
rabo-de-leque-das-santa-cruz
Slovak:
vejárnik vanikorský
Serbian:
Riđa lepezarka iz Santa Kruza
Swedish:
temotusolfjäderstjärt
Turkish:
Santa Kruz Katmerkuyruğu
Chinese:
圣岛扇尾鹟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema)
Avilist 2025: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 5]
Clements, version 2023: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melaenolaema) [version 5]
Clements, version 2024: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 5]
Clements, version 2025: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 5]
eBird version 2023: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melaenolaema) [version 5]
eBird version 2024: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 5]
eBird version 2025: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 5]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Santa Cruz Fantail ( Rhipidura melanolaema) [version 5]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Rhipidura [rufifrons, torrida, louisiadensis, versicolor, rufofronta or melanolaema] (sensu lato) by some authors

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