Arafura Fantail
Rhipidura dryas
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Rhipiduridae
About
The Arafura fantail, sometimes known as the wood fantail, inhabits the Lesser Sunda Islands, the northern coast of Australia from the Kimberley to the western side of the Cape York Peninsula, including subcoastally in the Top End of the Northern Territory, and southern New Guinea. It is similar to the rufous fantail, from which it has been split taxonomically but, apart from minor overlap in the eastern Moluccas, their geographic ranges are discrete. It is generally duller than the rufous fantail with the rufous colouration more restricted.
Fun Fact
It is similar to the rufous fantail, from which it has been split taxonomically but, apart from minor overlap in the eastern Moluccas, their geographic ranges are discrete.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in mangroves and other coastal woodland, alongside primary and secondary low-level forest.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance