Guadalcanal fantail

Guadalcanal fantail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. ocularis
Binomial name
Rhipidura ocularis
Mayr, 1931

The Guadalcanal fantail (Rhipidura ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the brown fantail (now the Bougainville fantail). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy

The Guadalcanal fantail was formally described in 1931 by the American ornithologist Ernst Mayr based on specimens collected on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Mayr considered the taxon as a subspecies of the brown fantail (now the Bougainville fantail) and coined the trinomial name Rhipidura drownei ocularis.[2][3] The specific epithet is Latin meaning "of the eyes".[4] The Guadalcanal fantail is now considered to be separate species. It is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[5]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Rhipidura ocularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103710179A112348759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103710179A112348759.en. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ Mayr, Ernst (1931). "Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition. 16, Notes on fantails of the genus Rhipidura". American Museum Novitates (502): 5. hdl:2246/4268.
  3. ^ Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 541.
  4. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  5. ^ 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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