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Fantails are small insectivorous songbirds of the genus Rhipidura in the family Rhipiduridae, native to Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.Most of the species are about 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in) long, specialist aerial feeders, and named as "fantails", but the Australian willie wagtail is a little larger, and, though still an expert hunter of insects on the wing ...
New Zealand fantail New Zealand fantail Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae Genus: Rhipidura Species: R. fuliginosa Binomial name Rhipidura fuliginosa (Sparrman, 1787) The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) is a small insectivorous bird, the only ...
The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon. [1] It is characterised by a fan-shaped tail, resembling a peacock , composed of 30 to 40 feathers, abnormally more than most members of the dove and pigeon family, which usually have 12 to 14 tail feathers. [ 2 ]
Fantail may also refer to: Fantail (goldfish), a breed of goldfish; Fantail (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon; Fantail, a 2002 album by Merzbow; Windmill fantail, a little windmill - the "fan" - mounted at right angles to the sails at the rear ("tail") of a windmill's cap to bring them automatically into the wind
The Australian rufous fantail's scientific name is consequently Rhipidura rufifrons. Rhipidura is derived from Greek: ρϊπός (pronounced rhipido), meaning fan-like and οὐρά (pronounced oura), meaning tail. Rufifrons comes from two Latin words: rufus meaning red and frons meaning the forehead. [9]
The family Rhipiduridae are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent that includes the fantails and silktails. Taxonomy and systematics [ edit ]
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The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy pigeon. [1] The Fantail, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants of the rock dove ( Columba livia ). The Fantail is said to have originated in India , but there are early references to it in Spain and China .