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Cinnamon-tailed Fantail
Rhipidura fuscorufa
Cinnamon-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura fuscorufa) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura fuscorufa) is a member of the Rhipiduridae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 15 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 fuscorufa
Where it lives
Babar (far eastern Lesser Sundas) and Tanimbar Is. (southern Moluccas)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cinnamon-tailed 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 Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura fuscorufa) is a species of bird in the Rhipiduridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Babar (far e Lesser Sundas) and Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 15 g, with a wing length of about 8.5 cm and a tail of around 8.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4,784 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail?
The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is a very small bird that weighs around 15 g.
Where does the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail live?
The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Babar (far e Lesser Sundas) and Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail belong to?
The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail (Rhipidura fuscorufa) belongs to the Rhipiduridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail eat?
The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail migrate?
The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cinnamon-tailed 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 Cinnamon-tailed Fantail make?
1 real field recording of the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Cinnamon-tailed Fantail's range?
The Cinnamon-tailed Fantail has a mapped global range of about 4,784 km².
Conservation
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