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Silktail
| Silktail | |
|---|---|
| |
| Taveuni silktail (Lamprolia victoriae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Subfamily: | Lamproliinae |
| Genus: | Lamprolia Finsch, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Lamprolia victoriae[1] Finsch, 1874
| |
The silktails are a group of birds endemic to Fiji. The two species (Taveuni silktail and Natewa silktail) are placed in the genus Lamprolia. They look superficially like a diminutive bird-of-paradise but are actually closely related to the fantails.
- ^ "Rhipiduridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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