Solomons rufous fantail

The Solomons rufous fantail (Rhipidura rufofronta) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae that is endemic to the Solomon Islands. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Australian rufous fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons).

Solomons rufous fantail
Rhipidura rufofronta ssp. russata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species:
R. rufofronta
Binomial name
Rhipidura rufofronta
Synonyms
  • Rhipidura rufifrons rufofronta Ramsay, EP, 1879

Taxonomy

The Solomons rufous 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 Rhissidura rufofronta (with the genus name Rhipidura misspelled).[1][2] The specific epithet combines Latin rufus meaning "red" with frons, frontis meaning "forehead" or "brow".[3] The Solomons rufous fantail was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the rufous fantail (renamed the Australian rufous fantail) (Rhipidura rufifrons) but is now treated as a separate species mainly based on the genetic differences.[4][5]

Seven subspecies are recognised:[5]

  • R. r. commoda Hartert, EJO, 1918 – Buka to Isabel (north to central east Solomon Islands)
  • R. r. rufofronta Ramsay, EP, 1879 – Guadalcanal (south Solomon Islands)
  • R. r. granti Hartert, EJO, 1918 – New Georgia group (central west Solomon Islands)
  • R. r. brunnea Mayr, 1931 – Malaita (southeast Solomon Islands)
  • R. r. russata Tristram, 1879 – Makira (southeast Solomon Islands)
  • R. r. kuperi Mayr, 1931 – Owaraha (or Santa Ana) (east of Makira, southeast Solomon Islands)
  • R. r. ugiensis Mayr, 1931 – Ugi (north of Makira, southeast Solomon Islands)

References
  1. 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.
  2. Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 555.
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. Klicka, L.B.; Campillo, L.C.; Manthey, J.D.; Andersen, M.J.; Dumbacher, J.P.; Filardi, C.E.; Joseph, L.; Uy, J.A.C.; Weidemann, D.E.; Moyle, R.G. (2023). "Genomic and geographic diversification of a 'great-speciator' (Rhipidura rufifrons)". Ornithology. 140 (1): ukac049. doi:10.1093/ornithology/ukac049.
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Orioles, drongos, fantails". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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