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When to see the Pohnpei Fantail
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Pohnpei Fantail
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Pohnpei Fantail
The Pohnpei fantail is a fantail, known as the Likepsir in Pohnpeian, which is endemic to the Pacific island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is a bird commonly found in forests and at forest edges. It feeds on insects which it gathers by gleaning amongst foliage or by making short dashes while in the air.
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Easily confused with
Rennell FantailRhipidura rennellianaThe plumage is mostly mouse-brown, while the color of throat is somewhat paler.
Bougainville FantailRhipidura drowneiIt 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.
Tablas FantailRhipidura sauliThe Tablas fantail is a fantail endemic to the Philippines on Tablas Island.
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