Rhipiduridae
The family Rhipiduridae are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent that includes the fantails and silktails.
| Rhipiduridae | |
|---|---|
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| Grey fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Corvoidea |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae Sundevall, 1872 |
| Genera | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
There are four genera classified within the family:[1]
- Subfamily Rhipidurinae:
- Rhipidura – typical fantails (approx. 40 species)
- Subfamily Lamproliinae:
- Chaetorhynchus – drongo fantail
- Eutrichomyias – cerulean flycatcher
- Lamprolia – silktails (2 species)
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Orioles, drongos & fantails". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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