This is a medium-sized, long-tailed bird measuring 18-19cm and weighing 18-19g.[2] The plumage is blackish with white spots on the chest and wings and a white tip of the tail. There is as well a short white stripe above the eye and white spot on the side of the neck. The tail is often upturned and fanned out. [3] The iris is dark brown, the beak is black with pinkish underside. Males and females are similar but females have fewer spots and more pale abdomen. Juveniles are sooty black all over except for an indistinct white supraorbital spot and white tips on the tail feathers.[2]
Black thicket fantail is similar to White-bellied thicket fantail (R. leucothorax), but the last is differed by its white breast (which is reflected in its name). This species is also similar to Sooty thicket fantail (R. threnothorax) but that one has no white tip of the tale.[3]
Habitats and behaviorEdit
The majority of fantails are strong fliers, and some species can undertake long migrations, but black thicket fantail as well as the other thicket fantails (sooty thicket fantail and white-bellied thicket fantail) are very weak fliers, and need to alight regularly.
The birds of this species are very secretive and it is rather difficult to notice them.[3] Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Like other fantails, black thicket ones are entomophages. They are feeding usually within 1-2 meters from the ground. They are catching insects on the fly, by horizontal throws from a low perch.[2]
The voice is a rising, ringing, metallic song followed by a «wee-chuv!».[3]
CitationsEdit
^BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura maculipectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706826A94092564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706826A94092564.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
black, thicket, fantail, black, thicket, fantail, rhipidura, maculipectus, species, bird, family, rhipiduridae, found, islands, guinea, this, species, genus, rhipidura, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdo. The black thicket fantail Rhipidura maculipectus is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea This species is one of 47 in the genus Rhipidura Black thicket fantailConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily RhipiduridaeGenus RhipiduraSpecies R maculipectusBinomial nameRhipidura maculipectusGray 1858 Contents 1 Description 2 Habitats and behavior 3 Citations 3 1 References 4 External linksDescription EditThis is a medium sized long tailed bird measuring 18 19cm and weighing 18 19g 2 The plumage is blackish with white spots on the chest and wings and a white tip of the tail There is as well a short white stripe above the eye and white spot on the side of the neck The tail is often upturned and fanned out 3 The iris is dark brown the beak is black with pinkish underside Males and females are similar but females have fewer spots and more pale abdomen Juveniles are sooty black all over except for an indistinct white supraorbital spot and white tips on the tail feathers 2 Black thicket fantail is similar to White bellied thicket fantail R leucothorax but the last is differed by its white breast which is reflected in its name This species is also similar to Sooty thicket fantail R threnothorax but that one has no white tip of the tale 3 Habitats and behavior EditThe majority of fantails are strong fliers and some species can undertake long migrations but black thicket fantail as well as the other thicket fantails sooty thicket fantail and white bellied thicket fantail are very weak fliers and need to alight regularly The birds of this species are very secretive and it is rather difficult to notice them 3 Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests Like other fantails black thicket ones are entomophages They are feeding usually within 1 2 meters from the ground They are catching insects on the fly by horizontal throws from a low perch 2 The voice is a rising ringing metallic song followed by a wee chuv 3 Citations Edit BirdLife International 2016 Rhipidura maculipectus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22706826A94092564 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22706826A94092564 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 a b c New Guinea Birds online a b c d eBird References Edit Black Thicket Fantail Rhipidura maculipectus Ebird photos description range map Tvardikova K 2022 Rhipidura maculipectus Gray GR 1858 New Guinea Birds online Retrieved 2022 03 06 External links EditRhipidura maculipectus on BirdLife International Rhipidura maculipectus on BioLib cz Black thicket fantail Rhipidura maculipectus Gray GR 1858 at xeno canto website Birds Voices all over the world This Rhipiduridae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black thicket fantail amp oldid 1122838501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
