Rhipiduridae

The family Rhipiduridae are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent that includes the fantails and silktails.

Taxonomy and systematics

The family contains 64 species which are divided into four genera:

• Subfamily Rhipidurinae:
• Rhipidura – typical fantails (60 species)
• Subfamily Lamproliinae:
• Chaetorhynchus – drongo fantail
• Eutrichomyias – cerulean flycatcher
• Lamprolia – silktails (2 species)

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