Black Fantail - BirdForum Opus

Rhipidura atra

Identification

16·5 cm

• Black overall plumage
• White supraorbital spot
• White under-wing coverts
• Dark brown iris
• Black bill

Distribution

Southeast Asia: Indonesia,
Australasia: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• R. a. atra :

• Mountains of New Guinea and Waigeo Island

• R. a. vulpes:

• Northern New Guinea (Cyclops Mountains)

Habitat

Dense undergrowth both inside and at forest edges. Occurs at heights around 1000–2150 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of insects and caterpillars.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Fantail

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