Makira fantail

Makira fantail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
Genus: Rhipidura
Species: R. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Rhipidura tenebrosa
Ramsay, 1882

The Makira fantail or dusky fantail (Rhipidura tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the Rhipiduridae family. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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