Northern Fantail

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Northern Fantail

Rhipidura isura

北扇尾鹟

    Size : 16.5–18.5 cm; 10–15 g

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Rhipidura isura vidua (Salvadori & Turati, 1874)
  – Kofiau, in West Papuan Is. 
• Rhipidura isura gularis (S. Müller, 1843)
  – Gebe I, West Papuan Is (except Kofiau), New Guinea, including islands in Geelvink Bay (except Biak; apparently absent from Numfor), Manam I, Goodenough I and Fergusson I, and islands in Torres Strait.
• Rhipidura isura nigromentalis (E. J. O. Hartert, 1898)
  – Louisiade Archipelago (Misima, Tagula), off SE New Guinea.
• Rhipidura isura niveiventris (Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1914)
  – Admiralty Is (Manus, Rambutyo), in NW Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura mussai (Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1924)
  – Mussau I, in St Matthias Group, N Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura setosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
  – New Hanover, New Ireland and Djaul I, in EC Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura gigantea (Stresemann, 1933)
  – Tabar Is and Lihir Is (off E New Ireland), in EC Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura tangensis (Mayr, 1955)
  – Boang, in Tanga Is, in EC Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura finschii (Salvadori, 1882)
  – New Britain, Duke of York I, Watom I and Lolobau I, in S Bismarck Archipelago.
• Rhipidura isura isura (Gould, 1841)
  – N Australia from about Broome (in N Western Australia) E across Top End to NE Queensland (S to vicinity of Proserpine).

Rhipidura isura ssp. gularis
Date : 08 September 2018

Location : Kampung Saporkren, Distrik Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia