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Arafura FantailAlternate name(s): "Wood Fantail" Size: 16 cm; wing span 21 cm Weight: 7-10 g |
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See Arafura
Fantail at Wikipedia ![]() |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an Arafura Fantail
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Charles Darwin NP, Darwin, NT, December 2019]
Frontal view of an Arafura Fantail (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Fannie Bay, Darwin, NT, July 2019]
Near-frontal view of an Arafura Fantail
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, August 2018]
Near-frontal view of an Arafura Fantail
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mary River Wilderness Retreat, NT, July 2020]
Near-frontal/ventral view of an Arafura Fantail (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Fogg Dam CR,
NT, August 2013]
Lateral view of an Arafura Fantail (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, August 2018]
Lateral view of an Arafura Fantail
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Charles Darwin NP, Darwin, NT, December 2019]
Lateral view of an Arafura Fantail, with its tail fanned
characteristically (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, August 2012]
Lateral/ventral view of an Arafura Fantail
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Sewage Treatment Plant, Katherine, NT, July 2020]
Near-dorsal view of an Arafura Fantail, with its tail fanned
characteristically (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Fogg Dam CR,
NT, May 2018]
Ventral view of an Arafura Fantail; this is the bird whose
calls were
recorded on 11 June 2018
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, June 2018]
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Behaviour |
Arafura Fantails "earn their name" by fanning their tail frequently, with a display of the extended white tips on both undertail and uppertail.
Frontal view of an Arafura Fantail fanning its tail
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, July 2019]
Near-dorsal view of an Arafura Fantail fanning its tail
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, July 2019]
Lateral/ventral view of an Arafura Fantail showing that
even when the tail is folded the display of white is
impressive
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, July 2019]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
arafant_pb_20180606_1.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact calls(?) | © PB | |
arafant_pb_20180606_2.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact calls(?) | © PB | |
arafant_pb_20210521.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact calls(?) long sequence | © PB | |
arafant_pb_20230509_2.mp3 | (Top End, NT) | Contact calls(?), adult + immature | © PB | |
arafant_pb_20230509.mp3 | (Top End, NT) | Territorial call(?) | © PB | |
arafant_pb_20201014.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Territorial calls(?) | © PB | |
arafant_pb_20180611.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Warning calls(?) | © PB | |
arafant_pb_20180619.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Various | © PB |
More Arafura Fantail sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.