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

There are four genera classified within the family:^[1]

• Subfamily Rhipidurinae:
  • Rhipidura – typical fantails (51 species)
• Subfamily Lamproliinae:
  • Chaetorhynchus – drongo fantail
  • Eutrichomyias – cerulean flycatcher
  • Lamprolia – silktails (2 species)

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