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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ForestCup nestTiny · 11 g
ForestCup nestTiny · 11 g
When to see the Friendly Fantail
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Friendly Fantail
Regular range
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Friendly Fantail
The friendly fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Easily confused with
Mangrove FantailRhipidura phasianaThe mangrove fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.
Arafura FantailRhipidura dryasThe Arafura fantail, sometimes known as the wood fantail, inhabits the Lesser Sunda Islands, the northern coast of Australia from the Kimberley to the western side of the Cape York Peninsula, including subcoastally in the Top End of the Northern Territory, and southern New Guinea.
Palau FantailRhipidura lepidaThe Palau fantail is a typical fantail, short-bodied and long-tailed, measuring 18 cm (7.1 in).
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