Drongo Fantail

Overview

Drongo Fantail (Chaetorhynchus papuensis) is a species of Fantails (Rhipiduridae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Chaetorhynchus; binomial: Chaetorhynchus papuensis; authority: Meyer, AB, 1874.

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

The enigmatic 'Pygmy Drongo' is a distant relative of the silktails of Fiji. Together with Eutrichomyias they form a subfamily Lamproliinae within the family Rhipiduridae (Irestedt et al. 2008; Jønsson et al. 2011; Norman et al. 2009b; Nyári et al. 2009; Schodde & Christidis 2014). Move from Dicruridae to Rhipiduridae. Change English name to Drongo Fantail (Beehler & Pratt 2016).