NEW ZEALAND GREY FANTAIL, WAITAKERE RANGES REGIONAL PARK, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   We can ID this bird as North Island subspecies  of the New Zealand Grey Fantail by its location on the North Island and

long fanned out tail with white outer feathers and dark center feathers  (you can see this in the second photo).  Also, the fantail is yellowish below. 

   The New Zealand Grey Fantail is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 730.