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Rhipidura atra
Black Fantail
As recorded: Rhipidura atra Salvadori, 1876
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Rhipiduridae
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rhipidura atra observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.

2026-07-28
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-06-18
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) rajaampatherping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-07
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-10-29
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-10-29
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-08-14
Wapenamanda District, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Rhipidura atra. BPBM 99133. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38441676. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/99133.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38441676 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
