Taveuni Silktail
Lamprolia victoriae
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Fantails and Silktails (Rhipiduridae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Taveuni silktail (Lamprolia victoriae) is a species of bird endemic to Fiji. This beautiful bird looks superficially like a diminutive bird-of-paradise but it is actually closely related to the fantails.
Finsch named the species after Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, who was then Crown Princess of Germany.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Fiji (mountains of Taveuni).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Taveuni silktail
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
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