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The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) is a small insectivorous bird, the only species of fantail in New Zealand.It has four subspecies: R. f. fuliginosa in the South Island, R. f. placabilis in the North Island, R. f. penita in the Chatham Islands, and the now-extinct R. f. cervina formerly on Lord Howe Island.
New Zealand fantail (pīwakawaka), Rhipidura fuliginosa LC New Zealand grebe ( weweia ) , Poliocephalus rufopectus VU New Zealand kaka , Nestor meridionalis EN
Fantail Falls is a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, Westland District, New Zealand. The waterfall is in the Haast Pass, between the Gates of Haast and the pass itself, at an altitude of 450 metres (1,476 ft). It marks where Fantail Creek enters the Haast River, with a drop of 23 metres (75 ft).
English: The Fantail or Piwakawaka is a delightful New Zealand bird. They seem to have no fear around people and lovely to fly or hover around them in the hope that some bushes will be shaken so that they can catch the bugs that fly out of them!
Fantails are small insectivorous songbirds of the genus Rhipidura in the family Rhipiduridae, native to Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.Most of the species are about 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in) long, specialist aerial feeders, and named as "fantails", but the Australian willie wagtail is a little larger, and, though still an expert hunter of insects on the wing ...
This is the list of the birds of New Zealand. ... New Zealand fantail (Māori: pīwakawaka) Rhipidura fuliginosa: B: B: B: B: ex: Willie wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys: V:
The Lord Howe fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa cervina), also known as the Lord Howe Island fantail or fawn-breasted fantail, was a small bird in the fantail family, Rhipiduridae. It is an extinct subspecies of the New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa). It was endemic to Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, part of New South Wales, Australia.
Thunder Creek Falls is a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, Westland District, New Zealand.It is located in the Haast River valley, around 52 kilometres (32 mi) inland from Haast, near the Gates of Haast bridge on State Highway 6. [1]