Species profile
Rufous-backed Fantail
Rhipidura rufidorsa
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are New Guinea and nw satellites.
- Scientific name
- Rhipidura rufidorsa
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Rhipidura
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Rufous-backed Fantail in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Rhipiduridae
- Arafura Fantail (Rhipidura dryas)
- Banda Fantail (Rhipidura hoedti)
- Biak Fantail (Rhipidura kordensis)
- Bismarck Fantail (Rhipidura dahli)
- Black Fantail (Rhipidura atra)
- Black Thicket-fantail (Rhipidura maculipectus)
- Black-and-cinnamon Fantail (Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea)
- Blue-headed Fantail (Rhipidura cyaniceps)