New Caledonian Streaked Fantail

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New Caledonian Streaked Fantail (<em>Rhipidura verreauxi</em>) is a species of Fantails (<em>Rhipiduridae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

New Caledonian Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) is a species of Fantails (Rhipiduridae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Rhipidura; binomial: Rhipidura verreauxi; authority: Marie, 1870.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Change species epithet of Rhipidura spilodera to Rhipidura verreauxi, which has precedence (Dickinson & Watling 2006). Change English name of Rhipidura verreauxi from Streaked Fantail to New Caledonian Streaked Fantail with the split of the "Streaked" Fantail species complex.

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