Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Aves › Passeriformes › Rhipiduridae › Rhipidura
Conservation status: least_concern
This is a small insectivorous bird. It is easily seen while walking in eucalypt forest, rainforest, mangroves, heath, and wooded habitat. They are able to catch flying insects using intricate acrobatic chases.
How To Identify
This medium-sized passerine is characterized by its predominantly grey plumage across the body, contrasting with a pale or white tail area. Male birds often exhibit vibrant markings during display that are less noticeable in non-breeding plumage.
Habitat
It inhabits open woodlands, gardens, parks, and scrublands across Australia, Tasmania, and nearby regions, preferring areas with scattered trees and open space for aerial foraging.
Behaviour
The Grey Fantail is known for its distinctive tail-fanning displays and energetic, erratic flight pattern as it hunts insects in mid-air, often following other birds or animals to catch disturbed prey.
Native Range
The grey fantail is a common fantail found in Australia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. "It is a common fantail found in Australia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
Did You Know?
Its call is an almost metallic cheek, either as a single sound or (more often) repeated as a chattering.
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