The grey fantail is a small insectivorous bird. Both males and females are monochromatic. It is a common fantail found in Australia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The species is considered by many to be conspecific with the New Zealand fantail ; however, differences in its calls lead some authorities to treat it as a separate species. The studies of grey fantail in 1999 by Richard Schodde and Ian Mason recommended that Tasmanian grey fantail was formally classified as R. albiscapa and New Zealand fantails populations as R. fuliginosa Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gould, J 1840
Reference:
Birds Austral. [Gould]
Protonym:
Rhipidura albiscapa
Type locality:
Tasmania.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48200821
Avibase ID:
A98285EB7EE20FBA
Avibase ID:
avibase-A98285EB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A98285EB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 915859
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Rhipidure gris ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Gray Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Gray Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Gray Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Gray Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Gray Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Gray Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Gray Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Gray Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey Fantail ( Rhipidura albiscapa) [version 1] |
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rhipidura albiscapa [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Rhipidura [fuliginosa or albiscapa]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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