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Guadalcanal Fantail
Rhipidura ocularis Mayr, 1931
11 gWeight
The Guadalcanal fantail (Rhipidura ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Guadalcanal fantail (Rhipidura ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the brown fantail (now the Bougainville fantail).
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Questions
How big is the Guadalcanal Fantail?
The Guadalcanal Fantail weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Guadalcanal Fantail live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: montane Guadalcanal (south-central Solomon Islands).
Is the Guadalcanal Fantail endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Guadalcanal Fantail as Least Concern.
What does the Guadalcanal Fantail eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Guadalcanal Fantail in?
It belongs to the family Fantails (Rhipiduridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 11 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 72 mm
- Tail
- 76 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 17 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: montane Guadalcanal (south-central Solomon Islands)
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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