Rhipidura albiscapa

Grey Fantail at Hughes, ACT

Rhipidura albiscapa at Hughes, ACT - 6 Oct 2018
Rhipidura albiscapa at Hughes, ACT - 6 Oct 2018
Rhipidura albiscapa at Hughes, ACT - 6 Oct 2018
Rhipidura albiscapa at Hughes, ACT - 6 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Rhipidura albiscapa 8 Oct 2018 natureguy
Rhipidura albiscapa 7 Oct 2018 BIrdsinCanberra

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My attention was drawn to three birds flying and hopping through some shrubs and small trees, they were Grey Fantails. There was much flying in circles and two birds flying around, one in front of the other. Eventually, there were only two, so I am not sure if this was some form of mating with the losing bird departing or a male defending a female from a rival as indicated by some online reading I did.

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  • Rhipidura albiscapa Scientific name
  • Grey Fantail Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1349.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 568 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Rhipidura fuliginosa Rhipidura (Rhipidura) fuliginosa Rhipidura (Rhipidura) albiscapa Rhipidura albiscapa albiscapa
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