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Rhipidura brachyrhyncha
Dimorphic Fantail
As recorded: Rhipidura brachyrhyncha Schlegel, 1871
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Rhipiduridae
- Collected by
- A B Mirza
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Rhipidura brachyrhyncha observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-15.

2026-08-15
Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
no rights reserved

2026-07-03
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2023-10-04
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Laura Jennings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-08-10
Wamena, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2013-07-25
Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Rhipidura brachyrhyncha. BPBM 99156. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38447923. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/99156.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38447923 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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