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Fantail

Rhipidura fuliginosa

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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny flycatcher, always fanning its tail and often takes insects close to peoples heads!

Habitat:

Almost anywhere it can find insects.

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Comments (3)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
We saw them in Australia also, those photos will come later and I will check yours later also. Its bed-time here now!
lori.tas
Well done. Our Fantails always stay so deep in the trees that I only ever get a glimpse of them. Welcome to the Antipodes contingent on NOAH. I posted some NZ birds a while back if you want to have a look. Cheers, Lori (Tasmania).

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PublishedMarch 8, 2011

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