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Mangrove Fantail
Rhipidura phasianaDe Vis, 1885
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Genus
- Rhipidura
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-west Trans-Fly (south-central New Guinea), south coast of south-east New Guinea and west WA to north-west QLD (coastal north Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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