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Species
Rhipidura dahli Reichenow, 1897
Nomenclature
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Family: RhipiduridaeGenus: Rhipidura
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SUMMARY
Male nominate race has eyebrow and moustachial streak white, crown and side of head dusky grey-brown, becoming rufous-brown on mantle, rest of upperparts rufous-chesnut, R dark dusky brown, edges narrowly rusty red, on inner webs and more broadly on outer webs, amount of red on latter increasing inwards until inner S and T entirely rusty red, WC rufous-brown, tail rufous on basal half, blackish on distal half, extent of black vyrying individually, lateral R broadly tipped rufous, throat grey-buff, underparts buff, sometimes with rufous wash, iris dark brown, bill black, pale base, legs pale blue-grey. Female is smaller than male, with crown, ear-coverts and throat paler. Juvenile has paler and less well-defined head markings, with a buff supercilium, creamy moustachial streak, and pale bill.