Family Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
Least Concern
Rennell Fantail (Rhipidura rennelliana)
Taxonomy
French: Rhipidure de Rennell German: Rennellfächerschwanz Spanish: Abanico de Rennell
Taxonomy:
Rhipidura rennelliana
Mayr
, 1931,Rennell Island, Solomon Islands
.Distribution:
Rennell I, in S Solomons.
Descriptive notes
14–15 cm; 14–15 g. Crown and side of head are drab brownish-grey, short broad supraloral spot obscure (bases of feathers off-white); back lighter and browner than... read more
Voice
High-pitched, upward-slurred rasp. Sings before dawn. Song is 8–15 clear, high-pitched “chip... read more
Habitat
Generally wooded habitats with closed canopy, including primary forest, forest edge, submature... read more
Food and feeding
Insects. Forages in undergrowth or understorey; in scrub found 1–3 m from ground, in tall forest up to 15 m; occasionally on ground.... read more
Breeding
Dependent young observed in Sept. Nest a small cup of Pandanus fibres, bound externally with spider web, with hanging “tail”,... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Rennell and Bellona EBA. Very common within tiny world range.
Monotypic.