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FANTAIL - PIWAKAWAKA

Known for its friendly ‘cheet cheet’ call and energetic flying antics, the aptly named fantail is one of the most common and widely distributed native birds on the New Zealand mainland.
It is easily recognised by its long tail which opens to a fan. It has a small head and bill and has two colour forms, pied and melanistic or black. The pied birds are grey-brown with white and black bands.
The fantail is widespread throughout New Zealand and its offshore islands, including the Chatham Islands and Snares Islands. It is common in most regions of the country, except in the dry, open country of inland Marlborough and Central Otago, where frosts and snow falls are too harsh for it. It also breeds widely in Australia and some Pacific Islands.
The fantail is one of the few native bird species in New Zealand that has been able to adapt to an environment greatly altered by humans. Originally a bird of open native forests and scrub, it is now also found in exotic plantation forests, in orchards and in gardens. At times, fantails may appear far from any large stands of shrubs or trees, and it has an altitudinal range that extends from sea level to the snow line.


Ref:  NZ Department of Conservation


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    • Blackbird
    • Fantail
    • Gannet
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    • Kea
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    • Tui >
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      • Feeding Baby Tui
    • Waxeye
    • White Fronted Tern
    • Wood PIgeon
  • BUTTERFLIES
  • FLOWERS
    • Flowers
    • Roses
    • Water Droplets
    • Weed Flowers
  • NZ ALBUMS
    • NORTHLAND >
      • OPUA
      • OUR OPUA VIEW
      • MARINA EXTENSION 2015-17
      • Boats
      • Aroha Island
      • Russell
      • Helena Bay Sculpture Park
      • Ngahuha Gardens
      • Te Waimate Mission
    • WHANGAREI
    • TARANAKI >
      • NEW PLYMOUTH
      • SURFERS
      • WAITOMO
    • AUCKLAND >
      • City Buildings
      • City People
      • City Lights
      • Ponsonby
      • NIGHT SKY
      • Karekare
      • Westpark Marina
      • Miranda Bird Sanctuary
    • DUNEDIN >
      • DUNEDIN
      • Dunedin Panoramas
    • NELSON >
      • NELSON AROUND
      • NELSON PANORAMAS
      • Paripimu Garden
    • WEST COAST SOUTH ISLAND >
      • Queenstown
      • Cardrona - Wanaka
      • Gillespies Beach
      • Rainforest - Bruce Bay
      • Lake Matheson
      • Okarito
      • Lake Mahinapua - Hokitika
      • Lake Mapourika
      • Denniston
      • Irimahuwhero - Tauranga Bay
      • Castle Hill
      • Truman Track Beach
      • Arthurs Pass
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  • MACRO
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    • Waterfalls Fountains Streams
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