Rhipidura

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Translingual

Rhipidura leucophrys

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥιπίς (rhipís, fan) + οὐρά (ourá, tail).[1]

Proper noun

Rhipidura f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhipiduridae – the fantails, small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

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References

  1. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010 June 30) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN