New Zealand Fantail

Rhipidura fuliginosa

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Rhipiduridae
Genus
Rhipidura
eBird Code
nezfan1

Vocalizations

Connor Sydney · CC0_1_0
Connor Sydney · CC0_1_0
Jon Sullivan · CC_BY_4_0
Tony Wills · CC_BY_4_0
Beaulah · CC_BY_4_0
Tony Wills · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (4)

  • Rhipidura fuliginosa cervina

    formerly Lord Howe Island (east of Australia); extinct, last recorded 1920s

  • Rhipidura fuliginosa fuliginosa

    Stewart Island and South Island (New Zealand)

  • Rhipidura fuliginosa penita

    Chatham Islands

  • Rhipidura fuliginosa placabilis

    North Island (New Zealand)

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.