Rhipidura rufiventris Vieillot, 1818

Nominate race has white supercilium from above lores to just above or behind eye, blackish-brown lores and side of face, crown, nape and side of neck slaty black, upperparts dark slatty-grey, R dark brown, edged laterally with hoary grey, greater and median wing coverts dark brown, edged slaty grey with minute white tips, lesser coverts dark slaty, tail black, two outer parts of R extensively tipped white, cheek, throat and upper breast white, breast side washed with grey, remaining underparts ochraceous buff, UT-C whiter, UW-C ochraceous buff, iris dark brown, bill and legs black. Sexes alike. Juvenile has UP duller and browner, PC tipped buff. Vidua is small, breast band slaty grey with conspicuous white mark, belly white. Gularis lack white edging on W-C and SC.