---
title: "Northern Fantail"
description: "Rhipidura rufiventris — Birds. The northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northern-fantail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Fantail

> Rhipidura rufiventris — Birds. The northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.

- Scientific name: *Rhipidura rufiventris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 876
- Wikidata: [Q2224767](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2224767)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8162](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8162)

## Names

- en: Northern Fantail
- de: Witwenfächerschwanz
- es: Abanico norteño
- fr: Rhipidure à ventre chamois
- nl: Streepborstwaaierstaart
- pl: Wachlarzówka zmienna

## Countries with the most observations

AU (668), ID (111), TL (57), PG (9)

## Summary

The northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in New Guinea, Timor, and northern Australia (from Broome in Western Australia to the Shire of Burdekin in Queensland). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_fantail

## Photo

![Northern Fantail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-fantail/medium.jpg)

Photo: themaskedlapwing · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/398383121

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-fantail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).