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 LC    New Zealand Fantail* Id (Atlas):
    Rhipidura fuliginosa

Description (10)
Image of New Zealand Fantail
 

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)

Family
Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Size
15 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sparrman, 1787)

Derivation
Rhip-id-ur'-a - Gk, rhipis, rhipidos, fan; Gk, ura (oura), tail: fu-li-gin-o'-sa - L., sooty

Habitat
Inland and coastal scrubs, magroves, rainforests, eucalypt forest and woodlands, watercourses, orchards, parks, gardens.

Range (Guide)
Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

 
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.

Forms a superspecies with Chestnut-bellied Fantail (Rhipidura hyperythra), Friendly Fantail (Rhipidura albolimbata), Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) and Mangrove Grey Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana). Often considered conspecific with Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

  • fuliginosa (Sparrman, 1787)   -  New Zealand.
  • placabilis Bangs, 1921   -  North I. (New Zealand).
  • penita Bangs, 1911   -  Chatham Islands.
  • cervina ! Ramsay, EP, 1879   -  Formerly Lord Howe I. Extinct.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) - 10 files


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