Species profile
Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU, PO. Breeding subregions are widespread; n Moluccas, islets e of se New Guinea, Australia, Solomon Is., and w Micronesia.
- Scientific name
- Rhipidura rufifrons
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Rhipidura
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Rufous 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)