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Rhipidura leucophrys · Family Rhipiduridae
Rhipidura leucophrys
Family Rhipiduridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 1,813,497
- Countries and territories with records
- 9
About this species
This species has 1,813,497 occurrence records from 9 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 1.6% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Rhipidura leucophrys combines the genus name Rhipidura with the species epithet leucophrys. The Warbla app catalog lists 48 species of the genus Rhipidura; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Rhipidura albiscapa, Rhipidura fuliginosa and Rhipidura rufifrons.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 50 species of the family Rhipiduridae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 21.7 times the family average (83,685). The family Rhipiduridae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.