🦋 Family

Rhipiduridae

13 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Rhipiduridae

Rhipidura aureola Lesson, 1831

Rhipidura aureola, the white-browed fantail, is an 18 cm insectivorous bird found across South and Southeast Asian woodlands.

Rhipidura perlata S.Muller, 1843

The spotted fantail (Rhipidura perlata) is a Rhipiduridae bird found in Sumatra, Borneo and southern Malay Peninsula.

Rhipidura javanica (Sparrman, 1788)

Rhipidura javanica, the Sunda pied fantail, is a Southeast Asian fantail bird found in lowland habitats near water.

Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802)

Rhipidura leucophrys, the willie wagtail, is a small black-and-white fantail widespread across Australasia and eastern Indonesia.

Rhipidura rufiventris (Vieillot, 1818)

Rhipidura rufiventris, the northern fantail, is a Rhipiduridae bird found in New Guinea, Timor, and northern Australia.

Rhipidura albogularis (Lesson, 1831)

White-spotted fantail (Rhipidura albogularis) is ~19cm long bird with distinct plumage markings.

Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840

Rhipidura albiscapa is an active insect-eating bird found across Australia and Tasmania, divided into five recognized subspecies.

Rhipidura dryas Gould, 1843

The Arafura fantail (Rhipidura dryas) is a bird species separated from the rufous fantail that lives across parts of Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.

Rhipidura fuliginosa (Sparrman, 1787)

Rhipidura fuliginosa is a small fantail bird with a distinctive fanned tail, varying plumage including a rare black morph.

Rhipidura nigritorquis Vigors, 1831

Rhipidura nigritorquis, the Philippine pied fantail, is an adaptable insectivorous lowland bird classified as Least Concern.

Rhipidura cyaniceps (Cassin, 1855)

Rhipidura cyaniceps is a fantail endemic to Luzon and Catanduanes that is currently classified as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Rhipidura rufifrons (Latham, 1802)

Rhipidura rufifrons, the Australian rufous fantail, is a small hyperactive insectivorous passerine found across Australasia.

Rhipidura albicollis (Vieillot, 1818)

Rhipidura albicollis, the white-throated fantail, is a 19 cm bird with characteristic plumage patterns and variable subspecies coloration.

Related Families

Thraupidae 274 species Tyrannidae 251 species Muscicapidae 193 species Furnariidae 141 species Fringillidae 135 species Passerellidae 96 species Corvidae 91 species Parulidae 88 species

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