Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Black-and-cinnamon Fantail
Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea
Black-and-cinnamon Fantail (Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail (Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea) is a member of the Rhipiduridae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 13 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Rhipiduridae Fantails
- Genus Rhipidura
- Species nigrocinnamomea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 13 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail (Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea) is a member of the Rhipiduridae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR montane Mindanao (s Philippines).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 13 g, with a wing length of about 7.5 cm and a tail of around 8.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 9,001 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black-and-cinnamon Fantail?
The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail is a very small bird that weighs around 13 g.
Where does the Black-and-cinnamon Fantail live?
The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR montane Mindanao (s Philippines), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Black-and-cinnamon Fantail belong to?
The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail (Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea) belongs to the Rhipiduridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Black-and-cinnamon Fantail eat?
The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Black-and-cinnamon Fantail migrate?
The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Black-and-cinnamon Fantail endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Black-and-cinnamon Fantail make?
1 real field recording of the Black-and-cinnamon Fantail — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black-and-cinnamon Fantail's range?
The Black-and-cinnamon Fantail has a mapped global range of about 9,001 km².
Conservation
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