The grey fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) is a small insectivorous bird. There is no sexual dimorphism.[3] It is a common fantail found in Australia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The species is considered by many to be conspecific with the New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa);[4] however, differences in its calls lead some authorities to treat it as a separate species.[2][5] The studies of grey fantail in 1999 by Richard Schodde and Ian Mason recommended that Tasmanian grey fantail was formally classified as R. albiscapa and New Zealand fantails populations as R. fuliginosa[6]
^BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura albiscapa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22735714A104329202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22735714A104329202.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ ab"New Zealand or grey fantail". Avibase.
^Munro, Kat (2007-09-24). "Breeding behaviour and ecology of the grey fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 55 (4): 257–265. doi:10.1071/ZO07025. ISSN 1446-5698.
^Bird Life International, Grey Fantail, grey fantail entry on the Birdlife International Database including explanation as to why grey and New Zealand fantails are not considered to be separate species.
^Christidis, Les; Boles, Walter (2008). Systematics and taxonomy of Australian Birds. Collingwood, Vic: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-0-643-06511-6.
^Schodde, Richard (1999). The directory of Australian birds. Volume 1, Passerines : a taxonomic and zoogeographic atlas of the biodiversity of birds in Australia and its territories. Ian J. Mason. Collingwood, VIC: CSIRO Pub. ISBN 978-0-643-10086-2. OCLC 704565413.
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