How big is a Bismarck Fantail?

The Bismarck Fantail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.

Where can you see a Bismarck Fantail?

The Bismarck Fantail is endemic to Papua New Guinea, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Bismarck Fantail?

The Bismarck Fantail is most easily confused with the Tablas Fantail, the Mussau Fantail and the Peleng Fantail.

Is the Bismarck Fantail endangered?

The Bismarck Fantail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Bismarck Fantail

Rhipidura dahli

Fantails and Silktails · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Bismarck Fantail (Rhipidura dahli) is a legendary fantails and silktail found only in Papua New Guinea, weighing about 10 g. The Bismarck fantail is a fantail native to the islands New Britain and New Ireland.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest10 g

About the Bismarck Fantail

The Bismarck fantail is a fantail native to the islands New Britain and New Ireland. The binomial commemorates the German naturalist Friedrich Dahl.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Best months: January, July, August, October, December, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Bismarck Fantail look like?: The Bismarck fantail is a fantail native to the islands New Britain and New Ireland.
How big is a Bismarck Fantail?: The Bismarck Fantail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.
Where can you see a Bismarck Fantail?: The Bismarck Fantail is endemic to Papua New Guinea, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Bismarck Fantail?: The Bismarck Fantail is most easily confused with the Tablas Fantail, the Mussau Fantail and the Peleng Fantail.
Is the Bismarck Fantail endangered?: The Bismarck Fantail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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