Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas

Small songbird with long, pale-tipped tail, slim bill. Grayish brown above, pale below, with striking red-brown rump and white throat with black border, speckled at lower edge. Frequently cocks and fans tail. Actively forages near the ground in wetter areas with dense vegetation, including mangroves. Song is a short, descending series of high-pitched squeaks. Calls include a metallic “pink!” Previously considered the same species as the now-split “Rufous Fantail.”