Kadavu Fantail

The Kadavu Fantail is restricted to tropical moist lowland forests, where it feeds by flycatching for insects. It sometimes joins mixed-species feeding flocks with Polynesian Trillers, Fiji Bush-warblers and Silvereyes. The breeding season is October and November. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Kadavu Fantail is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Kadavu Fantail (Rhipidura personata) is a species of bird in the fantail family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to Kadavu and Ono in the Kadavu Islands, Fiji. It is closely related to the Streaked Fantail of the rest of Fiji, and forms a superspecies with the numerous island species of fantail ranging from the Solomon Islands (the Brown Fantail) to Samoa (the Samoan Fantail). The Kadavu Fantail is restricted to tropical moist lowland forests, where it feeds by flycatching for insects. More

single island in the Bismark Archipelago, and the Kadavu Fantail has a similarly restricted distribution in the Kadavu Group of Fiji. Most fantails, particularly the tropical or insular forms, are sedentary and undertake no migration. Some northern and southern species undertake a variety of movements; the Yellow-bellied Fantail of the Himalayas is an altitudinal migrant, breeding between 1500-4000m, but moving to lower altitudes (as low as 180m) in the winter. More

->The Kadavu Fantail ( Rhipidura personata) is a species of Bird in the Fantail In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. The Island Thrush, ( Turdus poliocephalus) is a common forest bird in the thrush family. Offshore , stringing around the south, east and then away to the north, is the Great Astrolabe Reef, a large barrier reef that is one of Fiji's premier scuba diving resorts. More

Parrot, Kadavu Fantail and Whilsting Dove amongst some of the birds on the island. Location Tiliva Resort is on the island of Kadavu with daily flights from Nadi International Airport and Suva (Nausori Airport). It is widely acknowledged as one of Fiji’s unspoilt islands, it has lush rainforests, no roads, exotic wildlife including the famed Kadavu Shining Parrot, Kadavu Fantial and Kadavu Honeyeater. More

Kadavu Fantail, in addition to several endemic subspecies (such as a subspecies of the Island Thrush). Offshore, stringing around the south, east and then away to the north, is the Great Astrolabe Reef, a large barrier reef that is one of Fiji's premier scuba diving resorts. Kadavu is one of the least developed areas of Fiji. There are few roads, and the local economy is largely dependent on subsistence farming, supplemented by exports to Viti Levu. More

Kadavu Fantail * Rhipidura personata 2 on 3.1 and 2 on 4.1. Kadavu Fiji Bush Warbler * Cettia ruficapilla 4 on 30.12 Nausori, 3 on 31.12 4 on 1.1. on Taveuni, 3 on 3.1 and 6 on 4.1. Kadavu Island Thrush 10 on 31.12 and 6 on 1.1. on Taveuni White-breasted Wood-Swallow 15 and 10 Nausori, 4,2, 4 on Taveuni, 4 on Kadavu. Split by some as Fiji Wood-swallow A. mentalis Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis 10 on 29.12 1 on 30. More