Rhipidura albiscapa
1 Grey Fantail at Undefined, ACT
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| Rhipidura albiscapa | natureguy | 21 Jan 2019 | |
| Rhipidura albiscapa | JonSteinbeck | 20 Jan 2019 |
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I saw some Grey Fantails flying in their excited, circular way between a tall tree, short trees and shrubs. I think I saw four birds in the end, although I am unsure how many were adults as the only birds I was able to photograph were juveniles. I noticed a fantail land in a shrub about a metre or two away on my left. This bird appeared to be a young juvenile, possibly on the verge of fledging. This bird still had downy feathers and leapt away from branch to branch rather than flying purposely off. The other bird I photographed was a juvenile with no downy feathers on it. The bird was flying all over the place. Just after I took its photograph it flew directly at me before banking to its left just before my face, just like another similarly coloured juvenile did at Jerrabomberra Wetlands in December.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.102783-35.326578
- Altitude 650.3m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Undefined, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 19 Jan 2019 08:38 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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