Other Names (World)
New Zealand Fantail, North Island Fantail (placabilis), South Island Fantail (nominate), Chatham Island Fantail (penitus), Pied Fantail(!) (pied morph), Black Fantail(!) (black morph)
New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) [XC533642]
by Fernand DEROUSSEN from Taylor Pass, Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand (song)
New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) [XC295410]
by Guy Kirwan from Waikanae, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, New Zealand (song)
Subspecies
Rhipidura fuliginosa (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993; Turbott 1990; Christidis and Boles 1994) has been split into New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) and Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) by Christidis and Boles (2008) but this treatment is not followed by the BirdLife International.