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Biak Fantail
Rhipidura kordensis Meyer, AB, 1874
12 gWeight
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
Questions
How big is the Biak Fantail?
The Biak Fantail weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Biak Fantail live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Biak (Geelvink Bay islands, northwestern New Guinea).
Is the Biak Fantail endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Biak Fantail as Least Concern.
What does the Biak Fantail eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Biak Fantail in?
It belongs to the family Fantails (Rhipiduridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 12 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 82 mm
- Tail
- 82 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 15 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Biak (Geelvink Bay islands, northwestern New Guinea)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Fantails Rhipiduridae
- Genus
- Rhipidura
Other birds in the genus Rhipidura
Mindanao Blue FantailRhipidura superciliaris
Visayan Blue FantailRhipidura samarensis
Blue-headed FantailRhipidura cyaniceps
Tablas FantailRhipidura sauli
Visayan FantailRhipidura albiventris
White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
White-spotted FantailRhipidura albogularis
White-bellied FantailRhipidura euryura
White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
Sunda Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
Philippine Pied FantailRhipidura nigritorquis
Spotted FantailRhipidura perlata
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