New Caledonian Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi)
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New Caledonian Streaked Fantail

Rhipidura verreauxi Marie, 1870

13 gWeight

The New Caledonian streaked fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.

Busiest months: August–November · Most records: New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August–November · Most records: New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu

New Caledonian Streaked Fantail has been recorded at 23 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Parc de la Rivière BleueNew Caledonia282 records
  2. Parc des Grandes FougèresNew Caledonia172 records
  3. Colo-I-Suva Forest ParkFiji124 records
More places
  1. Mont KoghiNew Caledonia118 records
  2. Taveuni – Des Voeux PeakFiji110 records
  3. Des Veoux Peak – Mount ManukaFiji62 records
  4. LoruVanuatu36 records
  5. Route du Kaori Géant, Province Sud, NC (-22,109, 166,691)New Caledonia36 records
  6. Savura Creek – WaterButt to ReservoirFiji29 records
  7. Colo-i-Suva Rainforest LodgeFiji13 records

Countries and regions with the most records

New CaledoniaFijiVanuatu

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The New Caledonian streaked fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to New Caledonia, and the Loyalty Islands (but not Ouvéa Island). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Questions

How big is the New Caledonian Streaked Fantail?

The New Caledonian Streaked Fantail weighs around 13 g.

Where does the New Caledonian Streaked Fantail live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands (except Ouvea). It is most often recorded in New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu.

When is the best time to see the New Caledonian Streaked Fantail?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August, September, October and November (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the New Caledonian Streaked Fantail endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the New Caledonian Streaked Fantail as Least Concern.

What does the New Caledonian Streaked Fantail eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the New Caledonian Streaked Fantail in?

It belongs to the family Fantails (Rhipiduridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
13 g
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
77 mm
Tail
87 mm
Bill
13 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Pacific Ocean: New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands (except Ouvea)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Fantails Rhipiduridae
Genus
Rhipidura

Other birds in the genus Rhipidura

New Caledonian Streaked Fantail

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