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Fantails | Rhipiduridae

Waaierstaarten | Abanicos

Native species 7 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Rhipidura 7 species

  • Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)

    Grey Fantail

    Rhipidura albiscapa
    • Wet sclerophyll forest
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Tropical rainforest
    • Eastern heathland
    • Gardens and parks
  • Arafura Fantail (Rhipidura dryas)

    Arafura Fantail

    Rhipidura dryas
    • Monsoon vine forest
    • Mangrove
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Tropical rainforest
  • New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)

    New Zealand Fantail

    Rhipidura fuliginosa
    • Southern beech forest
    • Podocarp–broadleaf forest
    • Manuka and matagouri scrub
    • Gardens and parks
    • Forestry plantation
  • Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)

    Willie Wagtail

    Rhipidura leucophrys
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Tropical eucalypt savanna
    • Pasture and rangeland
    • Gardens and parks
    • Town and city
  • Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana)

    Mangrove Fantail

    Rhipidura phasiana
    • Mangrove
  • Australian Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)

    Australian Rufous Fantail

    Rhipidura rufifrons
    • Wet sclerophyll forest
    • Tropical rainforest
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Gardens and parks
  • Northern Fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris)

    Northern Fantail

    Rhipidura rufiventris
    • Mangrove
    • Monsoon vine forest
    • Paperbark swamp forest
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland

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