Species of bird
The white-winged fantail (Rhipidura cockerelli Cockerell's fantail , is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae . It is found in the Solomon Islands apart from the island of Malaita in the southeast of the archipelago. The white-gorgeted fantail (Rhipidura coultasi ) was formerly considered as a subspecies.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Taxonomy
The white-winged fantail was formally described in 1879 by the Australian ornithologist Edward Pierson Ramsay based on a specimen that had been collected by James F. Cockerell on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands . Ramsay coined the binomial name Sauloprocta cockerelli . The specific epithet was chosen to honour the collector.[ 2] [ 3] Rhipidura Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield .[ 4]
Six subspecies are recognised:[ 4]
R. c. septentrionalis Rothschild & Hartert, EJO , 1916 – Buka Island , Bougainville Island and Shortland Islands (northwest Solomon Islands )R. c. interposita Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1916 – Choiseul Island and Santa Isabel Island (central east Solomon Islands )R. c. lavellae Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1916 – Vella Lavella and Ranongga (north New Georgia group, central west Solomon Islands)R. c. albina Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1901 – Kolombangara , Kohinggo , New Georgia , Vangunu , Rendova and Tetepare Islands (central, south New Georgia group, central west Solomon Islands)R. c. floridana Mayr , 1931 – Nggela Islands (Florida Islands) (central south Solomon Islands)R. c. cockerelli (Ramsay, EP , 1879) – Guadalcanal (central south Solomon Islands)The white-gorgeted fantail (Rhipidura coultasi ) was formerly treated as a subspecies. It is endemic to the island of Malaita in the southeast Solomon Islands.[ 4]
References
^ BirdLife International (2017). "Rhipidura cockerelli " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 : e.T103709333A112342825. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103709333A112342825.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 . ^ Ramsay, Edward Pierson (5 June 1879). "Notes on the fauna of the Solomon Islands" . Nature . 20 (501): 125–126 [125]. Bibcode :1879Natur..20..125. . doi :10.1038/020125a0 .^ Mayr, Ernst ; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-List of Birds of the World ^ a b c Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela , eds. (December 2023). "Orioles, drongos, fantails" . IOC World Bird List Version 14.1 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 January 2024 .
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