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Historical bird plate: Grey Fantail

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Grey Fantail · Northern Fantail · Australian Rufous Fantail

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Plate XXXIX, Rhipidu: Rhipidura Vigors & Rhipidura isura

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01Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateRhipidura albiscapa
Name used todayRhipidura albiscapaGrey Fantail

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Northern Fantail
Rhipidura isuraRhipidura rufiventris isuraShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateRhipidura isura
Name used todayRhipidura rufiventris isuraNorthern Fantail

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Australian Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifronsRhipidura rufifronsShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateRhipidura rufifrons
Name used todayRhipidura rufifronsAustralian Rufous Fantail

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 5
Plate
39
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.