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

Rhipiduridae
Grey fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Corvoidea
Family: Rhipiduridae
Sundevall, 1872
Genera

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Taxonomy and systematics

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The family contains 55 species which are divided into four genera:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Orioles, drongos, fantails". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 December 2023.