How big is a Mangrove Fantail?

The Mangrove Fantail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.

Where can you see a Mangrove Fantail?

The Mangrove Fantail occurs in 2 countries, including Australia and Papua New Guinea.

What birds look similar to a Mangrove Fantail?

The Mangrove Fantail is most easily confused with the Friendly Fantail, the Arafura Fantail and the Palau Fantail.

Is the Mangrove Fantail endangered?

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

Mangrove Fantail

Rhipidura phasiana

Fantails and Silktails · Passeriformes · Rare

The Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana) is a rare fantails and silktail found in 2 countries, weighing about 7 g. The mangrove fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebrateswoodlandcup nest7 g

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 1 — Photo: Astrid Osborne · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 2 — Photo: Genevieve Early · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 3 — Photo: Genevieve Early · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 4 — Photo: Genevieve Early · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 5 — Photo: Genevieve Early · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 6 — Photo: Genevieve Early · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 7 — Photo: Mark Clarke · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 8 — Photo: Mark Clarke · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 9 — Photo: Mark Clarke · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana), photo 10 — Photo: Mark Clarke · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Mangrove Fantail

The mangrove fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in the Aru Islands and along the coast of southeastern New Guinea, western and northern Australia.

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Where it lives

Australia Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Best months: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Mangrove Fantail look like?: The mangrove fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.
How big is a Mangrove Fantail?: The Mangrove Fantail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.
Where can you see a Mangrove Fantail?: The Mangrove Fantail occurs in 2 countries, including Australia and Papua New Guinea.
What birds look similar to a Mangrove Fantail?: The Mangrove Fantail is most easily confused with the Friendly Fantail, the Arafura Fantail and the Palau Fantail.
Is the Mangrove Fantail endangered?: The Mangrove Fantail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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