Mussau fantail

Mussau fantail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Rhipiduridae
Genus:Rhipidura
Species: R. matthiae
Binomial name
Rhipidura matthiae
Heinroth, 1902

The Mussau fantail or Matthias fantail (Rhipidura matthiae) is a fantail which is endemic to Mussau Island in the St. Matthias Islands of Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Rhipidura matthiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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