Arafura Fantail bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
Synonymsrufous-fronted fantail
Old latin name for birdRhipidura semicollaris, Rhipidura squamata
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyFantails / Rhipiduridae
GenusRhipidura
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionLesser Sundas, sc New Guinea and satellites, and n Australia

Arafura Fantail bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Gareth K.
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Song, © Mike Catsis
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Song, © Colin Trainor
    Indonesia
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    Call, © Colin Trainor
    Indonesia
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    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
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    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
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    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
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    Song, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Arafura Fantail

Arafura Fantail subspecies (11)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Rhipidura dryas celebensisTanahjampea and Kalao (s of s Sulawesi)-No
Rhipidura dryas dryasne WA to nw QLD and satellites (coastal nw, nc Australia)-No
Rhipidura dryas elegantulaRomang, Damar, Leti and Moa (e Lesser Sundas)-No
Rhipidura dryas hamadryasTanimbar Is. (s Moluccas)-No
Rhipidura dryas henriciSeram Laut (se of Seram, ec Moluccas), Tayandu (w of Kai Is.), Kai Is. (se Moluccas) and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)-No
Rhipidura dryas mimosaeKalaotoa (se of s Sulawesi)-No
Rhipidura dryas reichenowiBabar (far e Lesser Sundas)-No
Rhipidura dryas semicollarisFlores to Timor and Wetar (c, e Lesser Sundas)-No
Rhipidura dryas squamataKekek and Lawin (e of Obi, nc Moluccas), Banda Is. (sw Moluccas), Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea) and Babi (Aru Is., sw of New Guinea)-No
Rhipidura dryas streptophoracoastal sc New Guinea-No
Rhipidura dryas sumbensisSumba and Sawu (sc Lesser Sundas)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniArafur yelpikquyruğu
Catalancuaventall de l'illa Arafura
Chinese杂色扇尾鹟, 阿拉弗拉海扇尾鹟
Chinese (Traditional)阿拉夫拉扇尾鶲
Croatiancrnoprsa lepezašica
DanishArafuraviftehale
DutchArafurawaaierstaart
Estonianarafura lehviksaba
Finnisharafuranmonarkki, arafuranviuhko
FrenchRhipidure dryade, Rhipidure d'Arafura
GermanArafurafächerschwanz
IndonesianKipasan dada-hitam, Kipasan Arafura
ItalianCodaventaglio di Arafura
Japaneseアラフラオウギビタキ, オジロオウギビタキ
Lithuanianarafurinė skėstauodegė
Norwegianarafuraviftestjert, Arafuraviftestjert
Norwegian NynorskArafuraviftestjert
Polishwachlarzówka maskowa
Portugueseabanico-de-arafura, rabo-de-leque-de-arafura
RussianЛесная веерохвостка
Slovakvejárnik ohnivý
SpanishAbanico de Arafura
Swedisharafurasolfjäderstjärt
TurkishArafura Katmerkuyruğu
Ukrainianвіялохвістка арафурська