Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Fantails :: Gray Fantail

Gray Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa

Described by: Sparrman (1787)
Alternate common name(s): New Zealand Fantail, North Island Fantail, South Island Fantail, Chatham Fantail
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Punakaiki, Westland, South Island, New Zealand - Apr 19, 2001 © William Hull  Punakaiki, Westland, South Island, New Zealand - Apr 19, 2001 © William Hull  Dayboro, Queensland, Australia - Sep, 2004 © Tom Tarrant  Mount Wellington, Tasmania, Australia - Feb, 2006 © Arthur Grosset  Cape Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia - Aug 15, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

New Zealand;
(1) North Island and adjacent islands including Three Kings Is., Hen and Chickens Is., Mokohinau Is., and islands of Little Barrier, Great Barrier, Mayor, and Kapiti.
(2) South Island, Stewart Island and adjacent is.
(3) Chatham Is. (Chatham Is., Pitt Is., and Southeast Is.).
(4) Formerly Lord Howe Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Kiwi Wildlife Tours
Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia - Nov, 2000 Source: Dan Mennill

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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