Rufous Fantail
In Australia, Indonesia, New
guinea and the Solomon
Islands...18 subspecies.
guinea and the Solomon
Islands...18 subspecies.
Rhipidura rufifrons
(L 5.7-7.3" WS 7.1-8.9"
Wt 0.35 oz)
Laminington Nat’l Park
19Oct2016
flash photos
The little rufous fantail with his tail feathers fanned out
He seldom ever takes a rest he likes to fly about.
He’s ever chasing bees and flies from dawn till dark of day
And flitting in and out of trees just like his cousin ‘gray’
(Francis Duggan)
(Francis Duggan)
Rhipidura is Greek for fan
tail; rufifrons is Latin for
red forehead.
tail; rufifrons is Latin for
red forehead.
© Marc
Anderson
Anderson
xeno-canto
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