Rhipidura rufofronta (Solomons Rufous Fantail)

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Solomons Rufous Fantail

Rhipidura rufofronta Ramsay, EP 1879

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Ramsay, EP 1879

Reference:
Nature 45 p.125

Protonym:
Rhissidura rufofronta

Type locality:
Guadalcanal.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61875#page/147/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
587DF3918164BAFB

Avibase ID:
avibase-587DF391

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/587DF391

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917270

English:
Solomons Rufous Fantail
Bulgarian:
Соломонова ръждива ветрилоопашка
Catalan:
cua de ventall de front rogenc
Danish:
Guadalcanal Viftehale
Esperanto:
salomona ripiduro
Spanish:
Abanico de las Salomón
Spanish (Spain):
Abanico de las Salomón
French:
Rhipidure des Salomon
Dutch:
Salomonsvuurstuitwaaierstaart
Norwegian:
rødpanneviftestjert
Polish:
wachlarzówka rdzawoczelna
Portuguese:
rabo-de-leque-das-salomão
Slovak:
vejárnik hnedochrbtý
Serbian:
Riđa lepezarka sa Solomonskih ostrva
Swedish:
salomonsolfjäderstjärt
Turkish:
Solomon Kızıl Katmerkuyruğu
Chinese:
所罗门扇尾鹟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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