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GREY FANTAIL FACTS |
Description
The Grey Fantail is grey above, with white eyebrow, throat and tail edge. The tail is fan-shaped. It is a very active bird that performs aerial twists and turns as it chases insects. The female and male are similar.
Size
15cm
Habitat
most treed habitats
Food
insects caught in flight. It chases insects from edge of foliage of trees and bushes.
Breeding
builds nest in a thin tree-fork about 2 - 5m above ground. The nest is made of grass bound with spider web. The bottom of the nest is drawn out into a point. Lays two or three eggs.
Range
throughout Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Monarchidae | | Genus: | Rhipidura | | Species: | albiscapa | | Common Name: | Grey Fantail |
Relatives in same Genus
Willie Wagtail (R. leucophrys)
Rufous Fantail (R. rufifrons)
Northern Fantail (R. rufiventris)
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