Sulawesi fantail
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Rhipidura teysmanni

The Sulawesi fantail (Rhipidura teysmanni ) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests

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There are three subspecies recognized:

  • R. t. teysmanni Büttikofer, 1892 - montane southwestern Sulawesi
  • R. t. toradja Stresseman, 1931 - montane central and southeastern Sulawesi
  • R. t. coomansi van Marle, 1940 - montane northern Sulawesi

The subspecies coomansi was recognized by the International Ornithological Congress in 2022.

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References

1. Sulawesi fantail Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulawesi_fantail
2. Sulawesi fantail on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22706884/130424605
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/615485

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