How big is a Cinnamon-tailed Fantail?

The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 15 g.

Where can you see a Cinnamon-tailed Fantail?

The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Cinnamon-tailed Fantail?

The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is most easily confused with the Streak-breasted Fantail, the Samoan Fantail and the White-bellied Fantail.

Is the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail endangered?

The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Cinnamon-tailed Fantail

Rhipidura fuscorufa

Fantails and Silktails · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura fuscorufa) is a legendary fantails and silktail found only in Indonesia, weighing about 15 g. The cinnamon-tailed fantail is a fantail restricted to the Banda Sea Islands of Indonesia.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest15 g

Cinnamon-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura fuscorufa), photo 1 — Photo: William Matthew Hart · Public domain

Cinnamon-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura fuscorufa), photo 2 — Photo: James Eaton · CC0

Cinnamon-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura fuscorufa), photo 3 — Photo: James Eaton · CC0

About the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail

The cinnamon-tailed fantail is a fantail restricted to the Banda Sea Islands of Indonesia.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Cinnamon-tailed Fantail look like?: The cinnamon-tailed fantail is a fantail restricted to the Banda Sea Islands of Indonesia.
How big is a Cinnamon-tailed Fantail?: The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 15 g.
Where can you see a Cinnamon-tailed Fantail?: The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Cinnamon-tailed Fantail?: The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is most easily confused with the Streak-breasted Fantail, the Samoan Fantail and the White-bellied Fantail.
Is the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail endangered?: The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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