Sooty thicket fantail explained

The sooty thicket fantail (Rhipidura threnothorax) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in New Guinea.

Habitats and behavior

The majority of fantails are strong fliers, and some species can undertake long migrations, but sooty thicket fantail as well as the other thicket fantails (white-bellied thicket fantail and black thicket fantail) are very weak fliers, and need to alight regularly.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy

According to IOC there are 2 recognised subspecies.^[1] In alphabetical order, these are:

• R. t. fumosa Schlegel, 1871 — Yapen (Geelvink Bay, NW of New Guinea)
• R. t. threnothorax Müller, S, 1843 — Raja Ampat Islands (NW of New Guinea), Aru Islands (SW of New Guinea) and New Guinea

External links

• Sooty thicket fantail Rhipidura threnothorax Müller, S, 1843 «xeno-canto» website — Birds' Voices all over the world
• Web site: Tvardikova K. . Rhipidura -threnothorax Müller, S, 1843 . en . New Guinea Birds online . 2022. 2022-03-17. New Guinea Birds online.
• Web site: Sooty Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura threnothorax. Ebird: photos, description, range map. en. eBird.

Notes and References

1. Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (Eds.): Orioles, drongos, fantails. IOC World Bird List (v11.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2