New Zealand Fantail

Fantail balanced on top

Fantail banking round a corner

Fantail coming in to land

Fantail sat on a rock

Fantail taking off

Fantail cheeping

Fantail say in the grass

Fantail leaping through the air

Fantail launching itself

Fantail sat watching

Fantail preening under its wing

Fantail sat on a rock after having a bath

Fantail sat watching by the path

Fantail showing off its tail

Fantail being inquisitive 5

Fantail showing off its plumage

Fantail looking outward

Fantail being inquisitive 4

Fantail being inquisitive 3

Fantail being inquisitive 2

Fantail being inquisitive 1

Scientific name: Rhipidura fuliginosa
Common names: fantail, pīwakawaka, piwakawaka, grey fantail, pied fantail, black fantail, tīrairaka, tirairaka
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhipiduridae
New Zealand status: Endemic