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Rennell Fantail
Rhipidura rennelliana Mayr, 1931
Rhipiduridae — Fantails
Rennell Fantail, Rhipidura rennelliana, is a bird of the family Rhipiduridae found on Rennell in the Solomon Islands. It lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and is the only fantail on Rennell Island. The bird is mostly mouse-brown, with a throat that is a little paler, a reddish stripe on the wing, and a long tail edged with a pale fringe. It is associated with forest rather than open ground, especially untouched forest. It was described by Mayr in 1931.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhipiduridae — Fantails
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Rennell (se Solomon Is.)
