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It is a small bird from 9-10 up to 14 cm long) dark bird with a long tail, which it often spreads like a fan. The main color of the plumage is brown, which is reflected in the former English name of this species. Upperparts - greyish-brown, underparts somewhat lighter, gray with an ocher tint and a faint white streak. The wings are brown above, the tail is light brown. The chest and head are greyish. On the head above the eye - a white stripe - "eyebrow" Sometimes there is also a light strip under the eye. Iris is dark brown. The beak is black or greyish brown, with a paler base underneath.
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When to see the Bougainville Fantail
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 3 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bougainville Fantail
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Bougainville Fantail
The Bougainville fantail, formerly the brown fantail, is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic of Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Guadalcanal fantail.
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Easily confused with
Tablas FantailRhipidura sauliThe Tablas fantail is a fantail endemic to the Philippines on Tablas Island.
Bismarck FantailRhipidura dahliThe Bismarck fantail is a fantail native to the islands New Britain and New Ireland.
Rennell FantailRhipidura rennellianaThe plumage is mostly mouse-brown, while the color of throat is somewhat paler.
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