Bougainville Fantail
Rhipidura drownei
LCLeast Concern Endemic to Solomon Islands
- Family
- Fantails and Silktails (Rhipiduridae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Bougainville fantail (Rhipidura drownei), formerly the brown fantail, is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic of Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Guadalcanal fantail.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Montane forest of Bougainville (northwestern Solomon Islands).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Bougainville fantail
- 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.
