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[2] [3] The type species was subsequently designated as Muscicapa flabellifera Gmelin, JF, 1788 by the English zoologist George Gray in 1840. [4] This is a junior synonym of Muscicapa fuliginosa Sparrman, 1787, the New Zealand fantail. [5] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek rhipis, rhipidos meaning "fan" with "oura" meaning "tail". [6]
The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy pigeon. [1] The Fantail, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants of the rock dove ( Columba livia ). The Fantail is said to have originated in India , but there are early references to it in Spain and China .
A Fantail pigeon. The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon. [1] It is characterised by a fan-shaped tail, resembling a peacock, composed of 30 to 40 feathers, abnormally more than most members of the dove and pigeon family, which usually have 12 to 14 tail feathers. [2] The breed is thought to have originated in Pakistan, India, China ...
New Zealand fantail New Zealand fantail Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae Genus: Rhipidura Species: R. fuliginosa Binomial name Rhipidura fuliginosa (Sparrman, 1787) The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) is a small insectivorous bird, the only ...
Fantail may also refer to: Fantail (goldfish), a breed of goldfish; Fantail (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon; Fantail, a 2002 album by Merzbow; Windmill fantail, a little windmill - the "fan" - mounted at right angles to the sails at the rear ("tail") of a windmill's cap to bring them automatically into the wind
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The Australian rufous fantail is also known by numerous other English names as well as several names in different languages. Some common English names include: rufous-fronted fantail, wood fantail, rufous-fronted flycatcher, wood flycatcher, red fantail, allied flycatcher, rufous flycatcher, rufous fan, red fan or redstart. [9]
A view of the EC120B's tailboom and Fenestron anti-torque tail fan. A Fenestron (sometimes alternatively referred to as a fantail or a "fan-in-fin" arrangement [1]) is an enclosed helicopter tail rotor that operates like a ducted fan.