Cheerful fantail
species of bird
The cheerful fantail (Rhipidura laguceria) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. This species is one of 61 in the genus Rhipidura. It is endemic to the Babar Islands in the Banda Sea. It was described in 2026.
Description
Rhipidura laguceria is a small fantail characterized by its dark brownish-olive upperparts and warm cinnamon-colored underparts. The forehead, crown, nape, ear-coverts, mantle, and back are uniformly dark brownish-olive, giving the species a darker appearance compared to its close relative, the cinnamon-tailed fantail (R. fuscorufa). A narrow and often inconspicuous white supercilium is present above the eye.
The throat is white, while the breast is whitish with faint brown scaling created by narrow brown feather margins. The underparts transition into a cinnamon-buff coloration across the belly, flanks, and vent. The wings are dark brownish-olive with cinnamon edging on the inner flight feathers and wing coverts, and the underwing coverts are cinnamon-colored.
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