St. Matthias Fantail

The Mussau Fantail or Matthias Fantail, Rhipidura matthiae is a fantail which is endemic to Mussau Island in the St. Matthias Islands of Papua New Guinea.

The St. Matthias Fantail is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Nothing known about the St. Matthias Fantail

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Rhipiduridae
Genus : Rhipidura
Species : matthiae
Authority : Heinroth, 1902