Arafura Fantail
A species of Fantails Scientific name : Rhipidura dryas Genus : Fantails
Arafura Fantail, A species of Fantails
Botanical name: Rhipidura dryas
Genus: Fantails
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Description
The Arafura fantail (Rhipidura dryas), sometimes known as the wood fantail, inhabits the Lesser Sunda Islands, the northern coast of Australia from the Kimberley to the western side of the Cape York Peninsula, including subcoastally in the Top End of the Northern Territory, and southern New Guinea. It is similar to the rufous fantail, from which it has been split taxonomically but, apart from minor overlap in the eastern Moluccas, their geographic ranges are discrete. It is generally duller than the rufous fantail with the rufous colouration more restricted. 
Size
17 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Arafura Fantail primarily consumes insects, including bugs, wasps, moths, flies, and beetles ranging from 1–7 mm in size. It forages from ground to canopy, typically in the understorey to lower middle stage, and often joins mixed-species feeding groups.
Habitat
The arafura Fantail typically inhabits a variety of wooded areas, including mangroves, coastal forests, monsoon woodlands, and both primary and secondary forests that are situated in lowland and hilly regions. They can also be found at the edges of these forests and in montane forests. While occasionally spotted in plantations and cultivated areas, arafura Fantail primarily favors natural wooded environments across broader geographic tropical regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Fantails Genus
Fantails Species
Arafura Fantail 
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