Information AboutSilktail |
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| monarchinae | |
| birds of fiji | |
The Silktail, ''Lamprolia victoriae'' is a small black bird with rounded wings, silky white lower back, Iridescence metallic blue on its crown and white rounded pattern tail. The bird's beautiful appearance, superficially Bird Of Paradise look-alike is actually a Monarch Flycatcher . A lone representative of genus '' Lamprolia '', the Silktail is restricted to Taveuni and Vanua Levu islands of Fiji . While still common on Taveuni, it is rare on Vanue Levu. Due to lost of habitat of this restricted-range species, the Silktail is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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