Grey Fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840

Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa is a passerine of the fantail family that breeds in Australia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. It is a common bird in these parts of Australasia, and no sexual dimorphism has been recorded. It is a small insect-eating species. It is often seen with its tail spread, showing pale outer feathers against darker central ones. Some populations are darker than others, and the bird may be treated as separate from the New Zealand fantail because of differences in call.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Rhipiduridae — Fantails

Breeding range

Australasia: Australia, Solomon Is., Vanuatu and New Caledonia