Grey Fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Rhipiduridae
Genus
Rhipidura
eBird Code
gryfan1

Vocalizations

A Emmerson · CC_BY_4_0
John Cull · CC0_1_0
John Cull · CC0_1_0
A Emmerson · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (8)

  • 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)

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.