Manus Fantail (Rhipidura semirubra)
About the Manus Fantail
The Manus fantail (Rhipidura semirubra) is a bird species endemic to the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea. It is a monotypic species, meaning it is the only one of its kind within its genus. Historically, the Manus fantail has been seen on Manus Island itself, but more recently it has been sighted on smaller surrounding islands like Tong, Rambutyo, and others in the San Miguel and Fedarb groups. The Manus Fantail was first formally described for Western science by the British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater in 1877 (Sclater, 1877). The genus name, Rhipidura, is derived from the Ancient Greek words rhipis, meaning "fan," and oura, meaning "tail." This name accurately describes the characteristic habit of birds in this genus to repeatedly fan their long tail feathers while foraging.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 2 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Papua New Guinea in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Malaysian Pied FantailRhipidura javanicarecording
- Philippine Pied FantailRhipidura nigritorquisrecording
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureolarecording
- Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.