Rhipiduridae
| 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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The family Rhipiduridae are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent that includes the fantails and silktails.
Taxonomy and systematics
There are three genera classified within the family:[1]
- Rhipidura – typical fantails (approx. 40 species)
- Lamprolia – silktails (2 species)
- Chaetorhynchus – drongo fantail
References
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Orioles, drongos & fantails". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 September 2017.