Passeriformes / Rhipiduridae / Rhipidura

Grey Fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Rhipidura albiscapa albicauda

western central Australia (central Western Australia and southern Northern Territory)
Rhipidura albiscapa albiscapa

Tasmania, and King and Flinders islands (Bass Strait); winters to north
Rhipidura albiscapa alisteri

eastern and central Australia (breeds southeastern Queensland to Eyre Peninsula; winters to central and northeastern Australia)
Rhipidura albiscapa brenchleyi

Vanuatu and Banks Islands; Makira (southeastern Solomon Islands)
Rhipidura albiscapa bulgeri

New Caledonia including Lifou Island (Loyalty Islands)
Rhipidura albiscapa keasti

northeastern Australia (Wet Tropics region to Clarke-Connors Range, northern Queensland)
Rhipidura albiscapa pelzelni

Norfolk Island (east of Australia)
Rhipidura albiscapa preissi

southwestern Australia (breeds Kalbarri to Esperance; winters north to Pilbara region)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.