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New Zealand Fantail

Rhipidura fuliginosa (Sparrman, A 1787)

The New Zealand fantail is a small insectivorous bird, the only species of fantail in New Zealand. It has four subspecies: R. f. fuliginosa in the South Island, R. f. placabilis in the North Island, R. f. penita in the Chatham Islands, and the now-extinct R. f. cervina formerly on Lord Howe Island. It is also known by its Māori names, pīwakawaka, tīwakawaka or piwaiwaka; the common pied morph is also known as pied fantail, and the uncommon dark morph is also known as black fantail. The species has been considered by many to be conspecific as the grey fantail of Australia and New Caledonia; however, due to significant differences in its calls, many authorities now treat it as a separate species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Rhipiduridae
Genus:
   Rhipidura
Scientific:
  Rhipidura fuliginosa


Original description

Citation:
  (Sparrman, A 1787)

Reference:
   Mus. Carlsonianum fasc.2 no.xlvii pl.

Protonym:
  Muscicapa fuliginosa

Type locality:
  'In Deserto Africano inter rivulum Heuj et Fontem Quamedacka' = South Island, New Zealand.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41149510


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  ACD8630FEB659FBC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-ACD8630F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/ACD8630F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562740

Geographic range:

  • Rhipidura fuliginosa: North, South, Stewart, and Chatham islands (New Zealand), and formerly Lord Howe Island (east of Australia, where extinct)
  • Rhipidura fuliginosa fuliginosa: Stewart Island and South Island (New Zealand)
  • Rhipidura fuliginosa placabilis: North Island (New Zealand)
  • Rhipidura fuliginosa penita: Chatham Islands
  • Rhipidura fuliginosa cervina: formerly Lord Howe Island; extinct
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English:
New Zealand Fantail
Catalan:
cuaventall de Nova Zelanda
Czech:
pávík popelavý
Danish:
Newzealandsk Viftehale
German:
Neuseeland-Fächerschwanz
Spanish:
Abanico Maorí
Spanish (Spain):
Abanico Maorí
Finnish:
tiaisviuhko
French:
Rhipidure à collier
Croatian:
novozelandska lepezašica
Hungarian:
örvös legyezőfarok
Italian:
Codaventaglio grigio
Japanese (romaji):
nyu-ji-randoougibitaki
Japanese:
ニュージーランドオウギビタキ
Lithuanian:
Naujosios Zelandijos skėstauodegė
Dutch:
Maoriwaaierstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Maoriviftestjert
Norwegian:
Maoriviftestjert
Polish:
wachlarzówka posępna
Portuguese:
Cauda-de-leque-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal):
abanico-maori
Russian:
Новозеландская веерохвостка
Slovak:
vejárnik maorský
Serbian:
Novozelandska lepezarka
Swedish:
maorisolfjäderstjärt
Ukrainian:
Віялохвістка новозеландська
Chinese:
新西兰扇尾鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
紐西蘭扇尾鶲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Rhipidura [fuliginosa or albiscapa] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Azerbaijani: Yeni Zelandiya yelpikquyruğu
Catalan: cuaventall de Nova Zelanda
Czech: pávík popelavý
Danish: Grå Viftehale, Newzealandsk Viftehale
German: Graufächerschwanz, Neuseelandfächerschwanz, Neuseeland-Fächerschwanz
English: Gray Fantail, Grey Fantail, New Zealand Fantail
English, HBW: New Zealand Fantail
English (IOC): New Zealand Fantail
English (United States): New Zealand Fantail
Esperanto: ventumila ripiduro
Spanish: Abanico Maorí, Cola de Abanico de Collar Gris
Spanish (Spain): Abanico Maorí
Spanish (HBW): New Zealand Fantail
Estonian: maoori lehviksaba
Finnish: tiaisviuhkamonarkki, tiaisviuhko
French: Rhipidure à collier, Rhipidure de Nouvelle-Zélande
Croatian: novozelandska lepezašica
Hungarian: örvös legyezőfarok
Italian: Codaventaglio delle mangrovie, Codaventaglio grigio
Japanese (romaji): haiiroougibitaki, nyu-ji-randoougibitaki
Japanese: ニュージーランドオウギビタキ, ハイイロオウギビタキ
Scientific: Muscicapa fuliginosa, Muscicapa ventilabrum albiscapa, Rhipidura albiscapa, Rhipidura albiscapa albiscapa, Rhipidura flabellifera albiscapa, Rhipidura fuliginosa, Rhipidura fuliginosa albiscapa, Rhipidura fuliginosa fuliginosa
Lithuanian: Naujosios Zelandijos skėstauodegė
Maori: piwakawaka, pīwakawaka
Dutch: Grijze Waaierstaart, Maoriwaaierstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk: Maoriviftestjert
Norwegian: Gråviftestjert, Maoriviftestjert
Polish: wachlarzówka posepna, wachlarzówka posępna
Portuguese: Cauda-de-leque-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): abanico-maori
Russian: Новозеландская веерохвостка, Ошейниковая серая веерохвостка, Серая веерохвостка
Slovak: Monarch sivý, vejárnik maorský
Serbian: Novozelandska lepezarka
Swedish: maorisolfjäderstjärt, Nya Zeelandsolfjäderstjärt
Turkish: Yeni Zelanda katmerkuyruğu
Ukrainian: Віялохвістка новозеландська
Chinese: 新西兰扇尾鹟, 灰扇尾鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 紐西蘭扇尾鶲

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