Peleng Fantail
Rhipidura habibiei
- Family
- Fantails and Silktails (Rhipiduridae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Peleng fantail (Rhipidura habibiei) is a fantail endemic to the mountainous areas of Peleng island in Indonesia. It can be distinguished from other species of fantail by the black scaling below its black breast patch, bright white throat, and distinct courtship vocalization. It was described in 2020 alongside 9 other new species and subspecies of birds endemic to islands in Wallacea. All of them were discovered in surveys during 2009 and 2013, the largest discovery of its kind in over a century.
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Range and habitat
Peleng, in Banggai Islands (off eastern Sulawesi).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Peleng fantail
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.