The family Rhipiduridae are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent that includes the fantails and silktails.
| Rhipiduridae | |
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| Grey fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Corvoidea |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae Sundevall, 1872 |
| Genera | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
editThe family contains 55 species which are divided into four genera:[1]
- Subfamily Rhipidurinae:
- Rhipidura – typical fantails (51 species)
- Subfamily Lamproliinae:
- Chaetorhynchus – drongo fantail
- Eutrichomyias – cerulean flycatcher
- Lamprolia – silktails (2 species)
References
edit- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Orioles, drongos, fantails". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 December 2023.