The Biak fantail (Rhipidura kordensis) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in Biak. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Genus: | Rhipidura |
| Species: | R. kordensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidura kordensis Meyer, 1874
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References
edit- ^ "Rhipidura kordensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 13 June 2021.