Bird family
Fantail calls
SongLark teaches 4 fantails, from Birds of New South Wales, Birds of the North Island and Birds of Central & Southern Thailand. Fantails can sound alike, so play each recording below, read what to listen for, and follow a bird to its own page to learn more.
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Birds of New South Wales
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Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Scolding 'chit-chit' and sweet descending song at dawn.
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Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
Thin, tinkling, ascending sequence of high notes.
Birds of the North Island
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New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Maori: piwakawaka. Thin squeaky cheet notes given while it flits around you.
Birds of Central & Southern Thailand
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Malaysian Pied-Fantail Rhipidura javanica
A sweet, sliding whistled phrase, sung while fanning the tail.
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