Rhipidura albiscapa
2 Grey Fantail at Fyshwick, ACT
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| Rhipidura albiscapa | natureguy | 1 Jan 2019 | |
| Rhipidura albiscapa | JonSteinbeck | 31 Dec 2018 |
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Even for a fantail its flight was high energy. It was wheeling all over the place, doing circuits between the trees and shrubs as well as flying loops out and back to trees. I had no idea what it was doing when it flew at me, before flying in a circular pattern around my head. I do not think it was trying to warn me off, as it only did it once, and I stayed in one place. I believe it was just practicing its flying and I happened to be a good obstacle to fly around.
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11 Feb 2019
My grand daughter (14 months old) and I spotted Grey Fantails this week. It took some time before we could catch sight of them. Three turned up flitting through our mulberry tree. Suddenly one flew straight for us, at the last seconds, darts away. Showing us its flight skills. We watched them for ages. Darting and calling from the bottlebrush tree and back to the mulberry tree. They were very entertaining! Their dancing, flaired tails and wonderful calls. We were enthralled! !
Location information
- Coordinates 149.163195-35.315483
- Altitude 567.6m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2018 08:36 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rhipidura albiscapa Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Rhipidura albiscapa Scientific name
- Grey Fantail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1349.7m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Rhipidura fuliginosa Rhipidura (Rhipidura) fuliginosa Rhipidura (Rhipidura) albiscapa Rhipidura albiscapa albiscapa
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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